Vacation Day 5

Back to the vacation narrative...so there we were staying over in St. Ste. Marie. The next morning we drove south over the bridge (Annie mercifully sleeping this time) and took the ferry to Mackinac Island. Here we are on the first deck of the ferry. The top deck was filled completely with a group of high school cross-country guys, all wearing the same t-shirts. We saw them later around the island.

While there we did the usual touristy things - looked at the Grand Hotel (from a distance - going inside costs $10 a head), circumnavigated the island on rented bikes, and bought things in the myriad shops. We stayed in a bed & breakfast on the island, which turned out to be a charming place. The big drawback was that both beds were small, so Annie ended up sleeping on the floor.

We had planned to take two days for the drive back from Mackinac but were antsy to be home, so we got up the next day, rode the ferry to the mainland and drove home with only a brief stop in Jackson to pick up college dorm stuff from Brian and Lorrie. All in all it was a great trip.