There is some excitement around the lodge regarding today’s activity – a pontoon boat rental on Lake Superior, and the viewing of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. We left the house at 8am for our 45min drive to Munising, located on…
We are off to Kitch-iti-kipi this morning. This is Michigan’s largest natural freshwater spring. The water is unbelievably clear, and has a depth of up to 40 feet. The unique method for viewing the spring is to load onto a…
Our Wednesday accidentally turned into a lazy day. We had planned to hit the road and see some sights today, but due to a number of people sleeping in, that didn’t work out. That’s okay…we’re flexible! At one point in…
Today is one of the highlight days of the trip, with a visit to Mackinac Island. This island sits near the point where Michigan’s two peninsula’s nearly touch. The island itself is 8.2 miles long around the perimeter, and is…
As a way to cope with yesterday’s travel challenges, we decided that today would be a stay-at-home game-playing day. And it hit the spot. As soon as everybody finished breakfast, a game of Mexican Train Dominos got started on our…
The King Family visits the Michigan Upper Peninsula! Or, the UP, as it is commonly known. None of us have visited here before, but both Scott and Stephanie came up with the idea independently, so here we are. Miles, Peyton,…
Mallory met us at the hotel, as we checked out around 10:30. The three of us walked down to Dumbo (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) for a last meal together. We may have had overcast skies, but we were thrilled…
Our morning started with Stephanie and I riding the subway to Mallory’s apartment. And even though we are perfectly capable of navigating our way around the city on our own, Mallory still texted us the directions and which train to…
We arranged last night to meet Mallory around 10 this morning. I woke up early and went downstairs to the lobby to drink coffee, work on the blog, and people watch. A couple around my age sat down next to…
Our last day in Iceland. Boo! But first, a visit to the spa. Yay! There are numerous geothermal spas in Iceland, and around Reykjavik, and it is pretty standard for visitors to visit a spa upon arrival and leaving the…