Munising II

It gets cold in Michigan in August. Last night we played Mexican Dominoes outside after dinner. The sun set and we noticed a chill in the air. Minutes later darkness overtook us and the chill turned to cold. The coach was comfortable until early morning. Getting up was chilly with outside temperatures in the forties.

Yesterday the wind blew hard early and subsided by mid day. Today there was no early wind; it arrived about 8:00 AM and blew hard throughout the day. Walking around the campground was difficult due to the blustering winds coming from Lake Superior. We watched several tent campers pack up and leave before 10:00 AM and saw others with flattened tents. All watercraft were held in port today; this hurts the cruise business.

Any thoughts we had about taking the ferry to Grand Island were blown away by the wind. This is no day to be on the water. We decided to find a wi-fi site in town (Falling Rocks Café), check email, and then decide what to do next. We visited the National Park Welcome Center in Munising and found much information about area attractions. In two hours we visited the Munising Falls and the Castle Rock formation on the Pictured Rocks. Winds were subdued in the forested areas. We enjoyed ourselves.

Our friends chose to see the sights of Marquette today. They will meet us for dinner.

By late afternoon we returned to our campground in time for a nap before dinner at a highly recommended (by the Ranger lady at the NP Welcome Center) restaurant about 10-miles west. We ended up meeting our friends at the restaurant since it was on their return from Marquette. The food was excellent and we had a great time.

We have the heater out. More 40 degree temperatures are forecast for tonight. Tomorrow is a travel day to Sault Ste. Marie about 125 miles east.