Mackinac Island and I couldn't go!

Zoe here!

My turn, my turn! We are still camping in Mackinaw City, but Mom and Dad left us for five hours while they went for a boat ride. They showed us to the ferry that they were going to ride to Mackinac Island, but they wouldn't let us go with them. They wanted to take their bikes over, but it was too windy. This island allows no cars so everyone walks, rides bikes or rides in horse drawn carriages. They decided to walk. We could have gone, but they decided it was too long for us. After seeing them when they got home, it was they who were too tired.

They saw lots of neat things such as lighthouses (surprised?), a fort, plus the famous Grand Hotel. Mom wanted to go inside but decided to just walk around the hotel. They saw The Old Stone Church and a “bark chapel”. Father Marquette used the bark chapel while he was on Mackinac Island. They, also, had a great view from the highest point on the island. The best part for them was that there was only a little sprinkle for about 15 minutes. We didn’t really care, though, because we were stuck in the camper, again!

Our last day here was spent in rain once again but we visited two more lighthouses. The worst part was that what I said earlier about Nor’easters isn’t true. Our last night was spent waking up at 3 AM to bring in the sides of the camper. Winds were gusting over 40 knots, and Mom made Dad worried that we might go sailing off to Mackinac Island but this time without a ferryboat! We were listening to the weather alert radio at 3:30 AM. and found out that there were gale force winds right where we were! We did survive, but it turned colder. Wish I had more fur like Phaedra. I’ll just snuggle closer to Mom ‘til it warms up again.