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No pictures today, but I'll tell you guys what we did on our last day of "vacation".
1. We got up and did the normal routine of packing everything up and eating breakfast in the hotel.
2. After that, we drove to Cabela's in Dundee, Michigan. As almost any outdoorsy type person knows, Cabela's is kind of the equivalent of a mall to a teenage girl
rolleyes. We walked around a little bit and looked at some shirts and hats. Then we headed over to the "kids" section and messed around with the little kid toys. Finally, after waiting, I was able to get my mom to take us all up-stairs (mostly for me anyways) and look at the guns and knives. At first, it was kind of hard finding the knives, and I was thinking they were just going to have a little section of Kershaw and miscellaneous other branded knives like SOG and Gerber. I spotted the Kershaw's in clam-packs from a mile away and looked at those for a little bit. The clam-packs just happened to be right next to an island (like the one in your kitchen, but with glass cabinets to show things off). I glanced in the cabinet and saw some very interesting things that I wasn't expecting to see. First, I saw a couple Hogues. I'm not able to identify the exact models because I'm not really into Hogues, but I knew what they were as soon as I saw them. I admired those for a little bit and moved over to the next section, where I saw some Kershaws. They had the normal things like Leeks, Scallions, and Chives. They also had a One-Ton and a Tension. I skipped over those and looked more closely into the cabinets, when I saw a Griptilian. I've been kind of eyeing a Griptilian for awhile and decided I couldn't pass up the opportunity to at least hold one. I put that on the "to hold list" and looked in the cabinet some more, when I saw a Spyderco. It was a half-serrated Delica. That immediately peaked my interest and that went on the "to hold list". Unfortunately, we had to wait at least 10 minutes for an employee to realize that we were waiting to be tended to, and that's when the nerves started to build-up. I've never been into other companies, because I wasn't really familiar with them, but that unfamiliarity went away as soon as I held the Griptilian and the Delica. Sorry to cheat on Kershaw a little bit, but I was blown away, and I don't really know why. I'll be spending just a little bit more time in the Spyderco and Benchmade sub-forums. Oh yeah, when I was admiring the Griptilian, my mom didn't really want the whole ordeal to be silent and me just being in awe the whole time, so she asked what the blade was made out of, and the employee literally said, and this isn't a joke, he said "uhh.....probably stainless". I wanted to laugh so hard, but I held my cool. The blade was made out of 154CM.
3. After Cabela's, my mom really wanted to show us Lake Erie, so we drove a little bit more so she could show us. I had already been in Lake Erie, walleye fishing, but didn't catch anything. We got there and walked around on the beach a little bit and played around on the playground. Obviously, my mom wanted to take pictures, so we took a few and left towards the American Coney Island in Detroit.
4. The American Coney Island is a hot dog place that had an episode with Adam Richmond, the guy from Man V. Food. We found a place to park that was actually pretty close to the building and proceeded to enter the building and sit down. The inside didn't look all "spiffy", but it was a lot nicer than the surrounding buildings. We ordered drinks and looked at the menu for a minute. The amount of time it took for our food to arrive at our table was amazing. From the time we ordered, to the time our food hit our table, it was about 5 minutes. WAYYYY better than fast food, and a lot better tasting. I ordered a chili cheese dog, fries, and a root beer. Overall, it was pretty cool.
5. After lunch, my mom wanted to take us to a place called "Greektown". It's a little place kind of in the middle of Detroit that has very narrow streets and a lot of buildings crammed together. It's actually a pretty cool place to walk down. She wanted to take us to a pastry/bakery shop and get something sweet to eat. I ordered a giant cinnamon roll. It was delicious. After that, we walked back through the bad parts of Detroit and drove home.
That's the end of my vacation.
1. We got up and did the normal routine of packing everything up and eating breakfast in the hotel.
2. After that, we drove to Cabela's in Dundee, Michigan. As almost any outdoorsy type person knows, Cabela's is kind of the equivalent of a mall to a teenage girl
rolleyes. We walked around a little bit and looked at some shirts and hats. Then we headed over to the "kids" section and messed around with the little kid toys. Finally, after waiting, I was able to get my mom to take us all up-stairs (mostly for me anyways) and look at the guns and knives. At first, it was kind of hard finding the knives, and I was thinking they were just going to have a little section of Kershaw and miscellaneous other branded knives like SOG and Gerber. I spotted the Kershaw's in clam-packs from a mile away and looked at those for a little bit. The clam-packs just happened to be right next to an island (like the one in your kitchen, but with glass cabinets to show things off). I glanced in the cabinet and saw some very interesting things that I wasn't expecting to see. First, I saw a couple Hogues. I'm not able to identify the exact models because I'm not really into Hogues, but I knew what they were as soon as I saw them. I admired those for a little bit and moved over to the next section, where I saw some Kershaws. They had the normal things like Leeks, Scallions, and Chives. They also had a One-Ton and a Tension. I skipped over those and looked more closely into the cabinets, when I saw a Griptilian. I've been kind of eyeing a Griptilian for awhile and decided I couldn't pass up the opportunity to at least hold one. I put that on the "to hold list" and looked in the cabinet some more, when I saw a Spyderco. It was a half-serrated Delica. That immediately peaked my interest and that went on the "to hold list". Unfortunately, we had to wait at least 10 minutes for an employee to realize that we were waiting to be tended to, and that's when the nerves started to build-up. I've never been into other companies, because I wasn't really familiar with them, but that unfamiliarity went away as soon as I held the Griptilian and the Delica. Sorry to cheat on Kershaw a little bit, but I was blown away, and I don't really know why. I'll be spending just a little bit more time in the Spyderco and Benchmade sub-forums. Oh yeah, when I was admiring the Griptilian, my mom didn't really want the whole ordeal to be silent and me just being in awe the whole time, so she asked what the blade was made out of, and the employee literally said, and this isn't a joke, he said "uhh.....probably stainless". I wanted to laugh so hard, but I held my cool. The blade was made out of 154CM.3. After Cabela's, my mom really wanted to show us Lake Erie, so we drove a little bit more so she could show us. I had already been in Lake Erie, walleye fishing, but didn't catch anything. We got there and walked around on the beach a little bit and played around on the playground. Obviously, my mom wanted to take pictures, so we took a few and left towards the American Coney Island in Detroit.
4. The American Coney Island is a hot dog place that had an episode with Adam Richmond, the guy from Man V. Food. We found a place to park that was actually pretty close to the building and proceeded to enter the building and sit down. The inside didn't look all "spiffy", but it was a lot nicer than the surrounding buildings. We ordered drinks and looked at the menu for a minute. The amount of time it took for our food to arrive at our table was amazing. From the time we ordered, to the time our food hit our table, it was about 5 minutes. WAYYYY better than fast food, and a lot better tasting. I ordered a chili cheese dog, fries, and a root beer. Overall, it was pretty cool.
5. After lunch, my mom wanted to take us to a place called "Greektown". It's a little place kind of in the middle of Detroit that has very narrow streets and a lot of buildings crammed together. It's actually a pretty cool place to walk down. She wanted to take us to a pastry/bakery shop and get something sweet to eat. I ordered a giant cinnamon roll. It was delicious. After that, we walked back through the bad parts of Detroit and drove home.
That's the end of my vacation.
