Saturday, September 8, 2018

Saturday in Mackinac Island





Morning!
About the ferry:  Apparently, there are 2 types.  A slow one that is a "tourist" one.  Takes about 40 minutes and has information.  That one stops Labor Day weekend. Then there is the fast boat.  It takes about 15 min.  It has 3 levels of seats.  We went to the top deck so that we could enjoy the experience.  It was a full but not packed ferry.  Since there are no cars allowed on the island, the ferry does not need to be large.  They had a couple of big luggage carriers that they wheeled on at the end and space for bicycles.

Debbie

Rachel

We went down the street for breakfast.  We went back to the hotel before starting our morning excursion.  




We headed back up the street to head up to Arch Rock.  


We enjoyed the view as we hiked up the hill

On the trail, Rachel, Debbie & Sue

Arch Rock


We came down the other side.  Yup. 207 steps!!







Meandered our way through town to the butterfly house.










These blue butterflies are actually the same as the picture above with them resting.  I had a hard time catching them in flight.




Pam, you would love all of the bike paths with no cars.  8 miles around the island, plus a lot of other trails.

After our walk, we stopped for lunch at the Pink Lady on the waterfront.








Then we dinked a while on our way back to our suite for a rest break.  It has been a windy day, but otherwise a nice weather day.  

I have enough pictures for now so I will go ahead and post this.




Friday, September 7, 2018

Minneapolis to Mackinac Island

We had breakfast in the hotel and then headed off to the airport. Jeanne dropped us off. Our flight was at 9:50 am to Traverse City, Michigan.  It was a short flight.  We got there at noon but we had an hour time change.  Debbie rented the car and drove us to Mackinaw City.  We stopped for lunch along the way.
Ford Focus

A picnic lunch

We got to the ferry in time for the 4 pm ferry.






We got our luggage and walked to our hotel.  It took us a bit to find our penthouse suite.  In fact, we had to call the manager to help us find it.  WOW!! what a place.
Debbie & my room

Sue's room

Rachel's master bedroom (it is huge)

View from our living room

our own personal deck



living room

dining room


We ate across the street.  We each had a different salad.  They were delicious.
Then we walked the main street, trying to orient ourselves.  We ended out at the grocery to get wine and snacks.
a mural

Then we headed back and relaxed in our living room.