Tuesday July 21st, 2009 (Jen)
We ate breakfast at the condo, then drove to Van Buren state park and scoped out the beach there. Took off our shoes and walked down to where the sign stated "Private Property" before you reach the Nuclear Power Plant. The South Haven Lighthouse looks so tiny from there! Walked back to the jeep, then went to the store for a few supplies for our beach trip tomorrow (thinking Oval Beach). Came back to the condo, made lunch and packed the cooler, ate lunch on the deck. Sandwiches, chips, apples, pickles and beer. Weather could not have been more perfect! Came back up to condo and took a 2 1/2 hour nap. We ate dinner at Clementines after walking around the town some more and doing some souvenier shopping. Plan on walking to south beach tonight to get sunset pictures but it's overcast, so not sure what kind of sunset we'll get to see tonight. The weather is still great :)
Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 (Mike)
Awoke by 8:30 and had breakfast at the condo. I had hard boiled eggs and oatmeal while Jen had eggs & toast. Decided to visit Oval Beach in Saugatuck. Got to see some really cool dunes: biggest yet, and even saw some deer. We had packed a lunch and ate our sandwiches on the beach. Water was 68 degrees according to the sign. Only went into the water a couple of times. Ended up spending about 4 hours there. After we left from the beach we took a quick auto tour of Saugatuck. Arrived back at condo around 4pm. Showered, took a quick nap, etc Ate dinner at the Idler. I had a cheeseburger and Jen had a chicken sandwich. The food was ok but nothing to write home about. We tried again to visit Black River books but they close at 6pm and we got there at 6:30. Will try again tomorrow. We shared a butter pecan wafflecone from the chocolate store. *Very* good! We got some excellent photos of the sunset. Really wonderful experience. We're back at the condo earlier than normal tonight. I've really enjoyed reading through the hiking books John left in the condo. We didn't bring our hiking gear this trip but we hope to bring it for future trips to do some hiking. We're now winding down our day and as I sit here listening to music and jotting down our adventures, I'm reminded of how thankful I am that John and Cyndi have allowed us to stay in the condo. We've made memories and had experiences that will be with us for a lifetime. Thank you John and Cyndi. Good night.
Thursday July 23rd, 2009 (Mike)
Awoke by 9am and had toast and eggs at the condo. Finally made it over to the book store. Didn't buy anything but still enjoyed the trip. Spent the rest of the morning people watching. Picked up sandwiches from the Depot and ate them at the condo. Met up with John, Cyndi and the boys to take a ride on the sloop ship across the river from the condo. Was really neat although I got a bit sea sick from taking Austin down below for a quick look around. Afterwards Jen and I sat and had drinks while John, Cyndi and the boys had lunch at Captain Lou's. Hung out at the condo while John visited a maritime library. John, Cyndi and the boys headed back to Pretty Lake around 5pm. Jen and I had pizza at the Italian place down Kalamazoo Street from Black River Books. Pizza was great! Finished the evening watching the sunset again. Got back to the condo after 10:30 pm. Super enjoyable evening with great scenery, great weather, and great company. We will really miss this place. Back to the rat race soon. Goodnight.
Friday July 24th, 2009 (Jen)
Our last day here. Mike & Jen up at 6am-walked down to the south pier one last time. Forgot camera.. the sunrise looking down the river toward the condo with very few boats out would have been great shots. Will just have to remember it. Fed some ducks on the way to the lighthouse. The people are so friendly here. Saw a few people out and about- mostly fishing. Saw 3 people sleeping on the other side of the lighthouse: 2 men and a woman in between them... interesting. Walked over to the Bakery and had breakfast there. Had eggs, toast and bacon. Coffee with cream for me, Mike had a coke. Bought 2 glazed donuts and ate them out front. Amused by the locals' chatter. One man "Jerry" was out with his "puppy" (Mastiff?) it was HUGE! Another man said how Jerry was dressed up. Jerry said he was going to court that day, to sue Wal-mart! Guess they serviced his car and messed it up, insurance denied the claim, so he is suing them. Can't say I blame the guy. Donut was enjoyable by the way. :) We are sad to leave.. have had a lot of fun this week. Great memories that we will cherish forever. We are already looking forward to our next trip. Hoping to have a DSLR next time! Thanks John & Mom SO much for letting us stay here. Packing it up to spend the day @ Pretty Lake.. another gorgeous spot.
Mike & Jen - - OUT.
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