Day 64 - Mackinac Island

On Day 64, we went to Mackinac (pronounced "Mackinaw") Island. This is a very popular vacation spot on Lake Huron known for many things, including its world-famous fudge! Another interesting fact about this island is that they do not allow cars, so the only means of transportation are by foot, bicycle, and horse and buggy. So, in that way, it's kind of like stepping back in time! Oh, and there are a lot of jokes about horse droppings and how they make so much fudge on the island...

We did have a lot of fun, although there wasn't a whole lot to do besides eat and shop. Those are good things, though. We tried to explore the grand hotel (the biggest hotel I've ever seen), but they charged $10 for non-guests to enter! Lame!

At night, we were planning on going to a dark skies park to stargaze, but it was way too cloudy. Instead, we chilled at our motel and swam.

View from our tent in the morning

Riding lakeside

Continued

Looks like the Caribbean!

Arriving to the ferry

Waiting

Loading the ferry

Clear blue water

Bridge in the distance

Pretty girl

Future houses

Lighthouse

Another

Kites

On the island

Fort Mackinac

Bullspit!

The Grand Hotel

The lake

Someone's private beach!

Not private. And not us

Future house

Future house

Kite close-up

Ate at Seabiscuit restaurant

Dinner

And dessert...

Later at the hot tub

And the pool

Mackinac fudge

Day 64 Rating: Yip yip 10/10

Day 63 - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

On this day, we drove from Green Bay up to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior. We had the best campsite of the whole trip - right on the beach of Lake Superior. We even tried to swim! Despite the hot weather, the water was too cold (55 degrees). We had fun standing in the lake!

Later in the evening, we took a boat tour along the lake shore in order to see the natural formations that make up Pictured Rocks. It was an amazing boat tour, and we got perfect views of the sunset on the way back.

At night, we made a campfire and had yummy s'mores.

Completely candid shot of Amy eating her continental breakfast

Our campsite at Munising Campground

Our campsite's private beach

An attempt to swim

Water was so clear!

Selfie

Dinner. That's a hot dog

Waiting to board the boat

Lazy

Wildlife

On the boat!

Pictured Rocks

Another boat

Lover's leap

The lake shore. Beautiful

How it got its name. What pictures can you see in the rock??

Formation looks like a profile of a face

Another arch

Peregrine falcon

Looks like battleships

Bald eagle up on the tree. One flew right past our car two days prior! Forgot to mention that

Sunset

Waterfall

Apparently looks like a pirate!

Spray falls

Sunset

Watching the sunset

Watching the sunset

Colorful

Building a fire by the lake. Back at the campsite!

Roasting a marshmallow

Perfect s'more

Day 63: We saw a wolf and a human face in the pictured rocks 10/10