I am so excited that I can't concentrate on what I should be doing. My husband and I are headed up to Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island this week-end. We got a great rate on a hotel so we couldn't resist. We plan to explore more trails while we are on the island, one imparticular - Manitou Trail and Tranquil Bluff Trail. I can't wait! I also want to chill at Anne's Tablet since I didn't hit it up the last time I was on the island.
We (my husband, stepson, and I) went to Mackinac over Labor Day week-end which was awesome. We stayed in St. Ignace Friday night, went on over to the Island for two days and Saturday night, and they back over to St. Ignace for Sunday night so we could do the Mackinac Bridge walk on Labor Day. I have been wanted to put this in my memory book here since I got back but haven't had the time.
On Mackinac Island we stayed at the Inn on Mackinac, which is the sister hotel to the Murray Inn where we usually stay. I had spent the night at that hotel before with my parents (used to be called Chateau Beaumont) when I first went to the island as a very young girl. I guess you could say that is the place I first fell in love with the island despite the fact that according to my Mom they did not have TV's at that hotel when we were there and we had to share a bathroom. I guess my Mom complained to the front desk about the lack of TV's and the lady behind the counter got all snobby on her stating, "You are staying at one of the most historical places in America and you want to watch TV?" My Mom retorted, "Tell that to a four (?) year old who wants to watch cartoons!" LOL I guess I got over it - I never care to watch TV when I am on the island anymore.
This trip we didn't have time for much TV> We hit up downtown first and got our shop on. Plus we had to buy tickets for the comedy show. We wanted it to be a surprise for my stepson but he saw the sign for the show and kept bugging about it. My husband bought the tickets and we both tried to keep it a secret. Stepson kept hinting around about it - "I wanna' check out the comedy show..." and "What's the plan for tonight?" Eventually we had to tell him.
Then we did a lot of walking of course. I love all the trails and scenery. We must have walked at least 6 miles the first day if not more. I got some good pictures but not so many as in the past becuase it was kind of overcast and I have tons of pics of Mackinac already. The only drawback was I was moving slow like turtle. We hit up the spa pool at the hotel before we went out for our night on the town.
We checked out the Stu Stewart comedy show later that night and I got buzzed off one of the giant drinks they serve at the show. It was fun and my stepson enjoyed it and met Stu. Then we hopped on down to Sinclair's Irish Pub to eat and check out the Michal Bailey Band. We were super excited for my stepson to see him play live. The band was awesome as usual and my stepson was impressed, especially since Michal came over to talk to us. I love that band! I was filled with love from being at my favorite place in the world, with my favorite people, listening to one of my favorite bands, and drinking my favorite drinks (screwdrivers). I couldn't stop drinking once I started, yikes! I only made a little bit of a fool of myself though - I have to give my stepson something to tease me about, ha.
The next day I had to scrape myself together for the 8 mile bike ride around the island. I managed it pretty well. After our bike ride we must have walked another 3 miles but then we pooped out and spent some time chilling around town and on the hotel front porch. It is nice to watch island life go by.
We left as the setting sun cast it's glowing, golden, magical haze over the water and island, as the blue and lavender twilight crept in. It was sad leaving the island but I wasn't feeling it to keenly because I knew I would be returning soon. I guess I cried with joy more upon arriving than I did with sadness upon leaving. I'm sure it will be different this week-end.
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