After a late bedtime, I woke up around 7, and Tas lent me her car to go do laundry.
The Captain’s Quarters was pretty empty at that hour, and I was back by 8:30 to lounge and drink coffee and catch up. Around 10, we figured we should do something and pulled ourselves together for a ferry ride to Mackinac Island. We lounged a bit more at the beach until ferry time, and then: FERRY! I love ferries.
We wandered the fudge-shop-lined streets, and I declared St. Ignace the family-friendly version of New Orleans, where all the bars are instead fudge shops. We sampled the wares—duh—and then got a decadent lunch before moving on to a carriage ride of the island.
We visited a butterfly house!
Island-sated, we headed back to the mainland where we rested our tired feet and hung out in our swank apartment, which happened to be right next door to what we were told was the best food in town. When the rush seemed to be subsiding, we headed over for dinner, where I had the best fried cheese curds I’ve had the pleasure of sampling, and I’ve had a fair amount of fried cheese in my day. We also had drinks.
Tas and Sean watched fireworks over the lake while I showered, then we savored our last bit of time together before heading to bed. Rest days with friends are fun.
What was the name of the restaurant with the “best food in town”? I roll through St. I now and again, would love to try to hit it!
It was SO GREAT spending time with you, my sweet friend!!! I’m thrilled at how everything magically fell into place to give us a perfect weekend together. The universe does it again! xo
The Gangplank! The fried cheese curds were killer.
It was absolutely wonderful. ❤️
The Person Who “PENNED” That Sign Is “SERIOUS.” Thank you
I know from experience that the mac and cheese was worth the 2k miles to get there. Experience eating Sean’s Mac and cheese, not the 2k miles to get there, but you get my drift. I’m excited for porch beers when you get back.
That drink is like woah! A commitment worth undertaking!
I love that dumb island and I’m glad you got to rest day there! And also glad you chose to carriage ride and not bike it. It’s good to let the horses take over now and again