Day 22, June 11^th, Chain of Lakes State Park (Albion, IN) to Three Rivers, MI.  The day started cloudy, cleared up for a while, showered in the early afternoon, and then cleared again.   After a couple of long 70+ mile days, we set off to make this a shorter day.  We did but not by much and the total miles were 68.39 to Three Rivers, MI.  As usual, we were out before the sun and headed out of the park to a restaurant for breakfast.  The Half Acre Café was just the ticket.  The pancakes were huge but Dave had to order twice to get enough French toast.  To shorten the ride, we stayed on Indiana Route 9 the entire morning.  There was a wide shoulder most of the way and the hills were longer but not as steep.  We rolled through Albion, (main line CSX and 3 trains), Rome City, Wolcottville, and on to LaGrange.  This is a very pretty lakes region of Indiana and Michigan and we passed many old lake homes and resorts.  We ate lunch at the Our Place Café in LaGrange and also stopped at a bakery next door for dessert.  This is becoming a habit and Dave seems to sniff out the bakeries.  I think he is trying to make up for Einstein’s Bagel Bakery.  After lunch, we stay on the regular back road route and crossed into Michigan.  I was hailed by an Amish farmer, Marlin, who wanted to know where we were going.  Marlin had worked at a local RV manufacturing plant, but when his parents wanted to quit farming, he took over the farm.  Said he was much happier.  On our way in to Centreville, MI, an old hound dog started running with us down the road.  He kept up for about a ¼ mile before I stopped so he wouldn’t get hit by a car.  Unknown to me, 2 boys in a golf cart had been chasing us and took the dog home.  In Centerville we stopped at Shell Station.  The cashiers, Tracy and Laura, wanted to know about our trip.  Thanks for the encouragement!  We could not find a campground near Centreville, so we went off route to Three Rivers and surprise, surprise we found a Super 8 Motel for the night.