Our Family Vacation 2012



Our family vacation: July 16 - July 22 was a true success!  No reservations were made, no planned arrangements, no expectations.  We were on our way!  With the van packed, we headed out on Monday afternoon (after I got home from class).  Jim drove the entire way - with a few pit stops along the way (to get snacks, use the bathroom, stretch our legs).  We drove until about 10:30p.m. - making our last stop the dark, damp, cabin in the middle of the woods.  We trudged through the waist-high grass and weeds to get to the front door.  Accidentally locking the door behind us set us back about an hour - but we fixed the broken window.  Porcupine Mountains was our home for the next 3 nights.  We explored the adventurous trails and found some beautiful lakes.  We weren't able to find a campground on Friday night, so we stayed at a cozy, running water, fluffy pillowed hotel.  We ventured out on a boat cruise on Saturday - unsure of how sea-sick any of us would be.  The waters were choppy - but we all help tight (okay, maybe some of us were a little white in the face).  We decided to head towards home - stopping in a small town north of Petoskey for the night.  Sunday brought us back to the comforts of our own home!  It was a great vacation - but it sure was nice to be home!

I decided to snap a quick picture of the Mackinac Bridge
as we passed over to the U.P.


Castle Rock, St. Ignace, Michigan
* Rises almost 200' above the surrounding area *
Excellent view of Mackinac Island, Lake Huron and the surrounding area



 Sunset from the top of Castle Rock

 Chris had to try and get a better view


Mike saw something interesting in the distance



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