You know that you are from California when you forget to factor in weather as something that might make you change your plans! We went across Lake Huron to Mackinac Island on an early ferry to beat the rain. Once there, we immediately rented bikes to go around the island. First stop, the Grand Hotel. (Wendy has wanted to go here forever--it was in the movie "Somewhere in Time") As we approached it, it started to rain. We were going to go inside, but it started raining harder, and it was expensive to just go in and walk around--time and money were not on our side. So we biked on to the fort. A group of boy scouts were raising the flags, at the sound of the cannon, as it started raining harder. Then we went to Arch Rock, by now it was really raining. We decided it was time to return to town and turn in our bikes. It was then time to hit Starbucks to get warm and dry off. We did a bit of shopping, and then returned across the lake on the ferry--much earlier than anticipated.
It was then time to drive across Mackinac Bridge and to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We arrived at Sault St. Marie, early afternoon, ate lunch and headed to our hotel to relax a bit. Then it was out to explore the Soo Locks. We were figuring out the plan for tomorrow--what time to be where. Then it was back to the hotel to swim. Not quite the day we had planned, but we made the best of it.
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| The Grand Hotel |
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| Our Rainy Bike Ride |
That bike ride looks freeing and refreshing
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