This morning we all slept in! After being up so late last night and not really having anything to get up for, I just kept on sleeping! But of course, Micah was up at 7 am (6 am old time), so Matt took him outside for awhile.
After we got up around 8:30 am, I made apple crisp for breakfast and while it was cooking, I went to take a shower. I had to check out these awesome showers. I agree, they were pretty awesome! No bugs, no frogs, no spiders, plus endless hot water that stayed on the entire time!
Our goal today was to drive another 280 miles to Straits State Park in northern Michigan. But before we left, we wanted to explore Hoffmaster a little bit, so around 10 am, we headed over to the visitor center at the park and climbed a sand dune. Again, Matt carried Micah! (I carried him down).
When we were done there, we thought we should get things packed up and start hitting the road. It would take at least 4 hours to drive 280 miles. I made lunch while Matt filled the truck up with gas. Once we were all done eating and everything cleaned up, we hooked up and pulled out. Courtney road with her friend Miki's family all the way there. We only had Micah, Megan, and Christian in our truck. Yesterday, Megan and Christian could not stop fighting, so we didn't know how this would go. Fortunately, they both decided to take their "nice pills" today and the trip was pleasant. They watched a movie and then we all played some games. The afternoon went pretty quickly!
About 5 pm, we started to get into northern Michigan. In order to get the the Upper Peninsula (or UP as many people call it), we had to cross the Mackinac Bridge. This bridge was amazing! Matt said it was pretty windy and kept saying, "I really hope we don't go over the side!" We didn't end up going over the side, but it felt like it at times! The water was so blue and just looked amazing. Lake Michigan was on one side of the bridge and Lake Huron was on the other. At the end of the bridge, we had to pay a toll of $8. As much as I would like to drive over that bridge again, I do not want to pay another $8!
After we got checked in and set up, Matt made some steaks and potatoes for supper. Yummy! By this time, it was about 8:30 pm and we got word that there were fireworks in the local town. Around this time, we all got jeans and jackets on and headed into town. We watched a local street entertainer juggle fire and ride a unicycle, which was pretty neat. We then got ice cream and ended up watching the fireworks at about 10:20 pm. I have never seen fireworks over water before; the reflections were so pretty!
We got back to our camper about 11 and finally got the kids to bed. We are going to Mackinaw Island tomorrow and are going to catch the 9 am ferry. It should be another fun day!! At least we won't have to drive four hours again!
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