Michigan Trip 2

Completed our second trip into Michigan last week. This time we pulled the kayakamobile with us to add to the adventure. Tuesday it was a straight drive to J and S's place on Long Lake near Traverse City. Completed the day with a stop at Moomers Ice Cream - great old-fashioned ice cream with a view of the contented cows grazing on the hillside below. Wednesday was kayaking in the hot sun on Long Lake, a baseball game with the Traverse City Beach Bums losing a close game against the Sauget, Illinois, Gateway Grizzlies, and then another visit to Moomers. Thursday we did another outing in the kayaks on Long Lake, then a car ride to the Short’s Brewing Company for late lunch/early dinner, a little shopping in downtown Traverse, and a stop to pick up a pint of ice cream at Moomers. Of course each day we had excellent sunsets and topped the evening with games of Spinner. Friday we did a morning kayak on Long Lake and then started a round-about return trip to Oberlin, driving to the west coast of Michigan down to Manistee (watched a freighter heading out onto the big lake), dinner with B & B in Lansing, and finally home a comfortable 20-30 minutes before midnight (no stops for ice cream). The kayak trailer worked well, the traffic was tolerable, and the vacation was enjoyed by all. So ends the summer.