I made it!
Such an
interesting place. All the Victorian
homes are in great shape, the flowers are amazing, the horses and bikes are
quaint and Lake Huron (I have just one
Great Lake to go, Lake Erie).
I left my Airbnb without meeting my host. Actually when I left there were 5 cars
there...and I never heard or saw anyone.
Just weird.
Great drive! I
stopped at the Northern Lights restaurant in St. Ignace for a quick breakfast (pie!). I can tell I should have planned some time to
explore Mackinaw City and St. Ignace. I
was too focused on the island. Don't
make that mistake if you're ever up here.
This made me laugh
The ferry ride took only about 15 minutes from Mackinaw City to Mackinac Island
View of Mackinaw bridge from the Ferry
First sighting of The Grand Hotel from the Ferry
View of my hotel from the Ferry docks. My room is the second dormer to the left of the round tower.
I checked in to my little "attic" room with an
amazing view. View of the harbor out one window and a view the Fort out the other.
After walking around the harbor part of the island and
seeing all the touristy areas I had dinner at the Seabiscuit Restaurant.
The bridge from the Island
The fort and Mackinac Park during the day.
And at night.
I ended up sitting in front of my hotel reading,
people watching and enjoying this
view.
Ore Barge
I walked down a couple blocks to listen to some music...so
weird to be walking after dark and feel 100% safe. Didn't even need my stabby thing :)
Today is touring the island via horse drawn carriage, tour
The Grand Hotel and then I'm going to rent a bike and try to bike around the
island. I haven't been on a bike in
years, so we'll see how that goes.
Well I just heard reveille (link) from the Fort so it must
be time for me to get out and see what today brings.
Most of you will want to stop reading here because what
follows is pictures of flowers for Mary H.
These are from the harbor area - I'll get some more today.
Not sure why they had a painting of a Victorian women at the tennis court.
Porch of my hotel
Isn't this a great idea...
BEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeleteKristy