August 27, Ahoy!

We landed at Traverse City in a thunder storm.  Rented a car and headed to the grocery store for provisions.  Ken was not feeling well and we spent a quiet evening watching a movie.
This morning we left for the doctor's office and they can not seem to diagnose his problem.

With the rental car we decided to go to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park.  We stopped at Glen Arbor for lunch and visited the sugar-sand beaches of Grand Lake .  We took the 7 mile long Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive which winds through the dunes and offers spectacular views of Glen Lake and Lake Michigan.  We drove pass the Dune Climb, and watched many tourists climbing the sky high dunes and some were even rolling in the soft white sand.  If we had more time I would have hiked one of the many trails where they said you can find your soul.  Only visiting a small portion of the 50,000 acres of Sleeping Bear Dunes and 35 miles of stunning Lake Michigan coastline convinces me we need to come back here when we have more time to explore.  The clear blue waters, white beaches, rolling woodlands, and massive mounds of sand with quaint towns all along the shoreline is a true treasure!

 

 

Traverse City mansion