We woke pretty early, not long after sunrise so I could take a pretty picture of pink skies from our verandah. We were earlier for breakfast this morning but it was basically a repeat of yesterday except Neil had fried eggs instead of poached 🙂 We walked around the Rock…
The sound of the water lapping under the verandah was lovely to wake up to this morning. We had a relaxed start and were too late for breakfast in the main restaurant as it only runs til 8.30. However, they serve breakfast until 10am at the cafe next door so…
Today we continued our drive westward across the top of the U.P., largely along the shoreline of Lake Superior. We passed through the little town of Christmas, Michigan where it’s the festive season all year around! The 52-year-old welder, Tom Lakenen is the founder and owner of Lakenenland, a drive-through…
Before we went down the town for breakfast we checked our suitcases at the bell desk so they could tag the bags and have them sent down to the dock. We said we’d be on the 9.30am boat but asked if there was any chance they could get the bags…
Mackinac Island is often called “The Jewel of the Great lakes”, and I can understand why. This place really is a gem! We’ve had an absolutely amazing day 😊 We needed to walk down into the town to find some breakfast this morning and we were surprised when we walked…
I enjoyed my early morning coffee with a view of Lake Michigan , smooth and quiet this morning. Breakfast was a lighter, continental offering but it’s included in the room rate so we weren’t complaining. We’ve aquired a habit on our big road trips of doing without a substantial lunch…
It was lovely to have a view out over the lake this morning for breakfast, and great to hear a few messages from the kids. Mainly from Erin, reporing in on how Pepper had coped with her move to the new home in Newtown. After checking out we had around…
We popped down to the cafe nearby for breakfast again this morning. I’ve been so happy with my hotel choice, it’s very central, has a great view over the river, there’s an excellent breakfast place next door ( which is handy because the hotel rate didn’t include breakfast) and the…
We woke to a cloudy sky this morning and dodged some drizzly rain to get to the cafe neaby where we bought breakfast. It was popular and very busy but the service was quick and food was excellent. This morning we were keen to be on the 10.15am Urban Highlights…
Galena is such a pretty town! Before leaving this monring we drove down to see Ulysses S. Grant’s home, perched on a hill overlooking the town. It’s in a lovely setting and he must have counted himself lucky as it was gifted to him by the grateful people of Galena…
We were able to indulge in a later start this morning as our first stop for the day didn’t open until 10.00am and it was only 20 minutes away – we set off for the Williamsburg Outlet stores! Woo Hoo! I love Outlet shopping in the USA, we always manage…
I slept like a log last night! At breakfast we shared the room with a favourite son of Winterset, John Wayne. he was born here and so our first stop after leaving the hotel was his home which is now, naturally, a museum. Along the front path was a series…
