Michigan

Our new favorite past-time

We were in Shelby Michigan 8/19-8/22.  Shelby is on the west side of Michigan, about 5 miles from Lake Michigan.  It is about halfway up the state.  The towns here are called townships or villages and they are quaint little places.  We stayed at the home of our friends, Roger and Sharon.  We first met them in Bryce Canyon while on a trip a few years ago and have stayed in touch ever since.  While there, they took us kayaking on a little lake near their home.  What a wonderful experience!  We are now hooked and looking for kayaks.  The lake was small and we were able to paddle all the way around it in a couple of hours.  Beautiful homes dotted the shoreline. 

Dipping our toes

We were also able to 'dip our toes' in Lake Michigan.  The beach looks just like one of the beaches in Southern California and the lake looks like the Pacific Ocean without the smell of saltwater.  It even has the sea gulls begging for food!  The lake is so big, our friend Sharon said it takes a high speed ferry boat 3 hours to get across it to Milwaukee, WI.

Pete at Lake Michigan

Roger and Sharon took us on a tour up the coastline of the lake as well.  Lots of places to stop to view the lake and we even stopped at a Farmer's Market.  So much fresh produce for sale up here.  The quaint little fishing villages remind us of our north coast.

Lake Michigan overlook

We truly enjoyed Roger and Sharon's Michigan hospitality and they went out of their way to make us feel at home.  It was hard to leave but we may hook up with them again in Arizona next year. 

Our next stop will be northern Indiana where Pete has roots.  Cheers!