Fireworks Forever

Went to the Detroit fireworks last night. Had a really good time. Did not have the best seats in the world for watching, but I had my Tink right next to me so that was worth it. We made great time getting there, arriving at Belle Isle around 5:45. The fireworks did not start until 10pm, but the island was alread packed with half of it shut down to traffic. We found a really nice out of the way place right on the river and just relaxed there for a while. Around 9 or so, we loaded up the truck and found a place that we could see the fire works better. I could not believe how big and long they went on for, about 45 minutes. Then the fun began. We had to get off the island :) That took a good 2 hours or stop and go traffic and dealing with a$$holes driving on the sidewalks and grass. We finally made it into Detroit proper and over to my moms house. Leaving there we had the fun of police not letting us turn where we needed to turn to get home. After taking a little tour of Detroits darker side, I finally made it to a freeway only to find that the connector to I-75 north was closed off with flares. I guess I was tired and cranky cause I did not let a few flares stop me. I was the only one who got on and then we were home an hour later. I don't even want to guess how long it would have taken if I had not exited where I did.