Away

My Mom took me away this past weekend.

It was wonderful. My Mother is the most easy person to travel with. She’s so flexible, joyful, easy going, and much more fun than I am. She insisted on playing pool and having a beer after dinner. I would have just gone back to the hotel and went to bed.

She has done this trip before and has recommended it to many others, and I would do the same. We drove 2 hours north to Manitowoc, Wisconsin,(PS, is their Mayor an 8th grader or something?) parked our car, and then took our bikes onto the carferry for a 4 hour cruise to Ludington, Michigan.

We left Wisconsin Friday afternoon and boarded the ferry to return on Sunday a.m. at 9am. Certainly not long enough to explore as much as I would have liked, but it was a nice quick way to de-stress . The ferry ride is just as much as part of the trip as the stay. It’s not fancy-schmancy, but it’s welcoming and charming.I had a 15 minute massage on the trip back home (thank you Mom!) The chicken wings are awesome, they have a bar, Bingo, and lounge chairs for reading. I read a whole book this weekend without anyone asking me to get them a snack or help them wipe!

We were able to bike everywhere we needed to go. The town is small and set up for easy walking/biking access to restaurants and lodging.

I didn’t haul my camera around Ludington while on a bike– check out the link above to see what the town has to offer. It would be a great anniversary trip without the kids. I think we’ll go next summer(with kids) for 4 days so we can see the sand dunes and spend time at the State Park. Michigan is beautiful. I could live there someday.

Thank you Mom. I had a great time. Thank you Mother-in-law for helping with the kids so I could go, and thank you Daddy for encouraging me to get away for a weekend.

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