Today is a travel day which gets us closer to Mackinaw City where we want to spend a little time. Heading up Rte 37 N our destination is Eastport, Michigan. The trip to Eastport was nice and we went through a lot of little towns which are always interesting. On our way through Buckley we saw a great saying on a church sign board - “Laughter is Gods hand on a shoulder of a troubled world”.We crossed the 45th parrallel today which is the mid point between the Equator and the North Pole. Rte 37 takes us out of the flat country and back into the hills again. It is definitely cherry country. There were a lot of cherry orchards along the road. Too bad we are too early for the harvest!
Arrived at the Antrim County Campground in Eastport. What a pleasant surprise. We didn’t really know what to expect as this was the first County campground we had stayed at. We got set up and took our camp chairs and walked down to the beach. We found a shaded area in some trees right by the stairway. The campground is right on the Grand Traverse Bay area of Lake Michigan. We decided to test out the water. It is really clear and the bottom is beautiful sand. Very nice! It is breezy on the beach and we sat in our chairs, ate cherries, and read most of the afternoon. The breeze cooled us right down and was a great way to spend the rest of the day.
After dinner we decided to back down the beach and watch the sunset. It was gorgeous!
Once we got back to camp we discovered there was a street light right over our site. Figures - probably the only light in the campground! We had to pull the night shade on the bedroom window (1st time ever).
We enjoyed our stay, but looking forward to Mackinaw!
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