Sunday, August 11, 2019
Pure Michigan
Ian and I went to Michigan with some friends last weekend. Near Traverse City, sort of, but actually kind of near nothing, since it was a house in the woods with no internet or air conditioning. We had a nice time, though.
We didn't get off to the best start when the freeway was literally closed somehow, resulting in massive traffic and a couple hours of delay. We ended up driving for seven hours, not including our stop at a small town Applebee's where we were forced to eat at the bar and make small talk with the bartender. But the weather was great and the house had lots of wonderful handmade signs in it with messages like "Hakuna Ma Vodka" and "I Did a Push-Up Today; Now I Need Chocolate." And I was able to find SVU on the cable almost immediately, so we felt very much at home.
Michigan is very pretty! We went to the Bear's Ears Dunes, which turned out to be so much more than just a lot of sand, and spent some time on the beach. At one point, the dunes were so steep that they had signs warning people that they would be responsible for $3000 in rescue fees if they climbed down and couldn't get back up. Of course, there were still probably three dozen people making the attempt. Unfortunately, couldn't stick around long enough to check out the rescues.
Ian and I went to Michigan with some friends last weekend. Near Traverse City, sort of, but actually kind of near nothing, since it was a house in the woods with no internet or air conditioning. We had a nice time, though.
We didn't get off to the best start when the freeway was literally closed somehow, resulting in massive traffic and a couple hours of delay. We ended up driving for seven hours, not including our stop at a small town Applebee's where we were forced to eat at the bar and make small talk with the bartender. But the weather was great and the house had lots of wonderful handmade signs in it with messages like "Hakuna Ma Vodka" and "I Did a Push-Up Today; Now I Need Chocolate." And I was able to find SVU on the cable almost immediately, so we felt very much at home.
Michigan is very pretty! We went to the Bear's Ears Dunes, which turned out to be so much more than just a lot of sand, and spent some time on the beach. At one point, the dunes were so steep that they had signs warning people that they would be responsible for $3000 in rescue fees if they climbed down and couldn't get back up. Of course, there were still probably three dozen people making the attempt. Unfortunately, couldn't stick around long enough to check out the rescues.
