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Summer Vacation: Day 7, Rest!

We woke up and as predicted it was raining.  Michelle made biscuits and gravy so the kids would have a full stomach when they hit the road.  I put in a movie and we kicked back.  After the movie was done Michelle said that she would like a Pasty.  So we showered and headed out to find Pasty's.  We stopped and mailed mom a post card and then headed back to Escanaba.

We stopped at Gram's Pasty's for lunch.  After Pasty's we went back to the public beach.  I managed to get a few pictures.

Storm is approaching.

The wall of rain could be seen coming at us over the bay.

I grabbed Brendan and Michelle.  We got in the van and slowly drove toward the the beach that Michelle had been on the evening before.  We stopped at the Marina restrooms and by the time we were done there the storm had passed over.  So it was time to visit the beach.


The lighthouse has been fully restored.  

Michelle and Brendan did some rock hunting while I did a little exploring.  We then returned to the beach where we had started.

The storm passed and it was a beautiful day!

I stopped and checked out the bike shop in Escanaba.  It was small but very clean and nice.  They are a Cannondale, Giant and Trek dealer.  We then stopped for ice cream when we got back to Gladstone and headed back to the house for the night.

Tomorrow we will be heading to Marquette to visit Raymond and his family.

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