23 May 2018
For the first time on this trip, I don’t have to be anywhere tomorrow. There are no scheduled hikes, no unscheduled hikes, just plain ole relax. I happen to be in a place that might be ideal – Saugatuck.
This town has been recommended to me many times by many people, but especially by Michel and Nancy, who, like me, came down from Isle Royale for a visit. It’s a charming town just on the verge of being too touristy but not quite. It reminds me a little bit of a clean Key West before the box stores came in.
I pulled into town at 4:30 pm after a 10 hour drive from Hancock, Michigan. The most exciting thing about the trip was to cross the Mackinac Bridge from the upper peninsula to the lower peninsula. It opened in 1957 and I remember reading about it in Time and Life when I was in college at Ole Miss. It’s fascinated me ever since. It is currently the fifth longest suspension bridge in the world at 8, 614 feet.
I was a little worried as I approached the bridge as fog was coming off Lake Michigan. However, when I got to the span, things cleared up quickly. The toll is $4 for a car with extra for extra axles. That’s cheap enough.
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I checked into the Hidden Garden Bed & Breakfast which is about three blocks from the lakeshore. It’s a beautiful B&B with a fireplace, king bed, and kitchen with breakfast already in the frig for tomorrow morning. Jonathan met me at the registration and gave me a quick run down on the town and things to see.
Actually, my plan is to do as little as possible for the next two nights. I had dinner at Phil’s about 4 doors down from the B&B and had a so-so gumbo but an outstanding appetizer of scallops. Actually, they compare very favorably to those I’ve had in some of the best restaurants in Key West. Again, the Key West comparison.
I kind of need the down time here. Even though the Isle Royale trip did not turn out to be the difficult experience I anticipated, it did take its toll emotionally getting there and getting back.
I’ll try to post a few photos tomorrow of what very little I intend to do in Saugatuck. There are lots of ice cream and chocolatiers so you may be looking at several of those type photos.
