Found It!

Woke up and it's still cloudy. Even though this seems like vacation we still have to do household maintenance stuff like pay bills. So we hung out this morning and while Ken took care of the bills I did the planning for routes through North & South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. Finally the sun came out and turned into a beautiful day but still very windy. We decided to go back to Sand Point Beach area and take the Marsh Trail we started yesterday. The trail was all boardwalk and had interpretive signs about the trees, flowers, and animals. There was a pond where the beavers had built two large houses and lots of ducks. After the trail we had just enough time to get back to the boat dock for our 5PM cruise to Pictured Rocks. This is a 3 hour tour (not like Gilligans..).

Wow what an incredible place! The Lakeshore offers towering multicolored sandstone cliffs, miles long sparkling beach strands, and dashing waterfalls. Our 37 mile adventure took us out into the crystal clear blue green waters of Lake Superior and past masterpieces of colors and rock formations found nowhere else in the world. It was amazing to be able to see these incredible formations up close as they cannot be seen from land. Now I will add that it is COLD and we now have on our winter jackets as you will see in the photo. However, the sun is warm. Sitting on the back of the boat (no indoor cabin for us....brrr) we met some really nice folks. One couple from New Jersey was celebrating their 25th anniversary. As you pass the various rock formations the captain provided history with legend and lore thrown in. We passed Spray Falls, Colored Walls (made from different minerals seeping through the limestone), Miners Castle, Rainbow Cave, and us. It is incredible to think the rock formations are all natural due to water, ice, and wind. The cruise was well worth it and the scenery breathtaking.

We forget what time it is here as it stays light for so long. We grabbed dinner at the local Thai restaurant and then headed for camp. It was time to get some shut eye, but when we looked out the front coach window the sky was a brilliant red! What an unbelieveable sunset at 10:30PM!

Yes we found it. Awesome natural beauty, kind people like the lady who helped Ken print some forms in the coffee shop and refused to charge us, and the restaurant that didn't close at 9pm because we walked through the door. It's not big, you can't buy it, and we couldn't take it with us. The nice thing is it will be there the next time we travel through.