The Winchester do the U.P.

Wait, Mystery Spot?! Why does that sound so familiar?



The leaning house of Pisa...yes Sam, I know things.



Mini Golf anyone? Something's wrong with picture...



Ah there it is...I win! Now it's perfect!



Since we're in the U.P. we decided to pose on top of the bridge. No trolls here, lol.



Question...is this a maze of forts, a fort of mazes, a maze that looks like a fort, a fort that looks like a maze? Inquiring minds want to know...



Answer...a maze that looks like a fort. Good to know.



Wait Sammy...my right or your right?



All that's missing is four more people and a dog...



I see I'm still turning doe heads...



People are always comparing me to these guys...besides adorableness, I don't see any resemblance.

 

Biggest freakin' deer I've ever seen! I wonder...



Well they're not moose antlers...but they'll do, lol!



That's a lot of bull...



Nothing like a cruise to ease the weary Hunter bones. If I had only thought to bring my fishing pole...



Hey Sammy, did you know that people actually come to parks for other reasons than Hunting monsters?! Weird, right?



Sam refused to dare me...what a wasted opportunity!



This looked all-too-familiar...I was waiting to hear "Hello Boys" at any given moment.



Bonus points to anyone who can spot us...



How about now? Give up?



For those who gave up...here we are!!!



Your move, Sammy...



I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.



Yup, this chalkboard is officially protected!



This looks like a great spot to salt-n-burn SOB's...



I caught Sam humming "That's Amore" when I took this shot. It's "moon" that hits your eyes, not "sun" Sam, everyone knows that. And I love you too bro, but I ain't eating pasta with you anytime soon!



What the hell?! Then what are we supposed to do with baddies? Dance with them?! Play games with them? Wait, there was that checkerboard...



That's more like it! Now this is really a vacation!



Hey Sammy...you got any 5's?



That is not what we're playing, Dean! Oh right. Well in that case...



You should've folded, Sammy. Royal Flush, I win! You cheater! It has been said...



Fine then, how about a game of Yahtzee? It's a game of chance...




Game of chance, my ass! You still cheated! Now Sammy, don't be a sore loser. I've always been good at bones, you should know that!



A beach bonfire and a place to get rid of a body?! Jackpot!!



Wait, didn't you say that the Great Lakes were shark-free? What's that over there? Driftwood, Dean. Sure, it's always drift wood until someone's missing an arm!



The hike to these upper falls was totally worth this shot right here. Just remember Sam, I had the opportunity to push you in, but I didn't. Most people don't have to worry about their own brother shoving them down into a waterfall, Dean! Then you're hanging out with the wrong people, Sammy!



Yeah, have they met me?



UnBEARlieveable!! Lame, Dean!



Obviously they knew I was coming.



You're right, they did know you were coming, lol. Hey!



So many choices...



Did we just invent a sailor's knot that protects as well as holds things in place?! It seems we have, Dean. Is it because we're awesome? I think it's because we're awesome!



That son of a bitch! 



Masts at full! Batten down the hatches! Not this again! 



The Soo Locks dock...sounds like a Dr. Seuss book, lol.



And this is where our adventure ended...setting course at full speed ahead! Dean, they can see that the throttle is set to STOP. Maybe they could and maybe they couldn't...they know for sure now that it is. Now hush, Sam and let me end this dramatically with Hunter flair. By all means...As I was saying, we were setting course at full speed ahead to destinations unknown. All that was known was that there was something evil waiting for us on the other side, an evil we'd face together, true Winchester-style. Wow, Dean. That was dramatic. I like it! Thanks Sammy.

Until next time, folks...

Alpena, Michigan

I don't know how it happened. One minute we're driving to a city in northeastern Michigan called Alpena and the next minute, me and my brother are in "the drink", riding dangerous waves.

Just kidding. We're really in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary museum. There was a case in the nearby Thunder Bay, an aquatic monster of some kind was snatching children from the shores and from off of boats. But the weather wasn't agreeing with an excursion out on Lake Huron, so we decided to walk around the local museum until it cleared up.

Not having many chances to be aboard a ship, me and Sammy jumped at the opportunity to climb aboard this vessel and explore.

                                                              "Man the masts..."

                                         "Cap'n, set a course five clicks east..."

                             "No talkin' back to the Captain, you scurvy sea dog. Now walk the plank..."

All that pirating had exhausted us. And yes, there's plenty of room for the both of us in this cabin, but remember, my baby brother is allergic to personal space.

Yes, your eyes are messing with your head. This picture is straight...you're not. Just kidding. We're straight and this window isn't. It's to simulate what it would look like if one was to be on board a ship while it's capsizing. Everything was designed slightly off-centered to give you the feel of a rocking ship. Sammy had to excuse himself to the bathroom after this exhibit. It seems that the phrase "one if by land, two if by sea" doesn't apply to the Winchesters. Oh, and nothing by air either. We'll be doing all of our traveling by car, thank you very much.

Just down the road was another museum, and seeing how the weather was still not approving of us going out onto the lake (not to mention the way Sam had yakked after a mere simulation of a rocky boat ride), we decided to go visit that place as well. We made some friends...

                                                     And some enemies...

We needed an escape from the dangers inside, so we decided to head on outside and take our chances with the local quarry. And of course we "followed" the rules on the signs around us.

We did manage to make it out onto the lake and investigate the case that we had driven there for. Turned out it was a Kelpie. A Scottish shape-shifting water spirit that can take on the form of a man, woman or horse, depending on the prey they are trying to devour. How a Scottish creature got all the way into Lake Huron, I have no idea. And while that kinda stuff irritates Sammy, not knowing every little thing about it, like how it got to be here, I'm more of a "it's here now and hurting people, it's gotta go" kinda person. So after shooting it in the heart with a silver bullet (as per research had requested), we beheaded it and S&B the remains....you know, just in case.

So Alpena Michigan was an interesting place. We killed ourselves an real-life sea monster, Sammy threw up his guts and I got to be captain of a ship for a hot-minute.

                                                                  Life's good for the Winchesters.