Return to the Scene of the Crime

Today (Sunday) has been the nicest day we've seen in ages - 60 degrees, blue sky and no wind! We took the ferry across to Mackinac Island and rode our bikes the 8 miles around it. Less people and congestion made it nice and I stopped to look at the scenery - so I managed to stay on my bike this time! The water in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron is crystal clear - you can see all the stones along the shoreline. We enjoyed lunch with a great view of the harbor, shopped around a bit and then came home. I'm so fortunate to be able to come back and ride the trail I missed last year!

We were remembering the summer we flew a small airplane from Texas to Michigan and brought the girls to Mackinac Island. They were about 8 & 10 and disappointed that we didn't go directly to Grandma & Grandpa's house. We landed at the airport on the island and told the girls we would call a taxi to take us to town. They didn't know there were no cars on the island, so when they heard the "clip clop" of the horse and buggy "taxi" they were excited. We rented 4 bikes, did the trek around the island and had such a fun day that we all have good memories of it!