Cold and Rainy. And Amazing.

Yesterday we made it to Madeline Island, Wisconsin - part of the Apostle Islands. Never heard of it? Neither had I (and I truthfully don't remember how I chose this as a stop on our trip). 

Madeline Island (and it's bustling town of LaPointe) are accessed via a ferry from Bayfield, Wisconsin. We drove about 6 hours yesterday from our previous stop in the UP to reach Bayfield. On the way we stopped in a Michigan state park to see Lake of the Clouds. Gorgeous and totally worth it!

I don't venture too close to the edge so had to peek around a corner to take this pic.

SO windy up there - better shot of the Lake of the Clouds behind us in this obligatory selfie.

Aren't they perfect? Elvis, Jagger, Mazzy (L to R)

Me & my best doggie girl

Anyway after this little detour we headed for Bayfield - such a sweet little lakefront town. We took the ferry over to M.I. - the first boat trip for Mazzy and for Jagger. I don't think they had a clue they were on a boat. It's a short ride - about 20 minutes - on a VERY efficient ferry. No messing around for these folks - of course it was run by women.

Madeline Island Ferry, Bayfield, WI

By the time we reached the 3.00 pm ferry, it was raining. It's still raining! We have the sweetest cabin in the woods and are enjoying the forced downtime. Watching shows, eating (too much!), cooking, reading, and finally getting this blog up and running. Today we drove around the island and the dogs enjoyed chasing the poor seagulls who were just trying to get a break from the wind. It blows my mind that this is a FRESH WATER LAKE! What in the world. I'll take a video and post it soon. Suffice it to say, no swimming for the dogs today.

It's probably going to take me a minute to get used to blogging again. And, I'm still not convinced anyone will even read it, but at least this will serve as a good memory book for us of our trip! I'll go back and fill in the last 2 weeks as I feel like (can't really say as I find the time anymore).