Vacation in Michigan: part two

The second half of their trip, Ben and Jenn cruised up the coast of Lake Michigan to see all the lighthouses. First stop was in Holland, Michigan.

It wouldn't be Holland without a Dutch Village...

...wooden shoes...
...and dancers...?

There was even a windmill.

Quick kiss before they left.

This is the first lighthouse they visited on their trip up the coast of Lake Michigan.

Holland, Michigan.

The beach in Holland was beautiful.

This is part of the lighthouse in Grand Haven.

While walking on the pier to the Ludington lighthouse, a huge ocean liner cruised by. Wow, Lake Michigan is so big it can accomodate ocean liners.

This is the lighthouse in Ludington. It was the last one of the day.

Sunset on the beach in Ludington.

Aren't they cute?

Quick kiss before they left.

Before they lost all the light of the day, they decided to drive around the city.

This is one of the places where Ben used to live.

They stopped at the local Big Boy and ordered one of everything on the menu.

They were pretty hungry.

They slept in the trunk of the car in the parking lot in Manistee where Ben used to work.

The next morning they watched the sunrise at the end of the pier in Onekama.

Then they disturbed all the birds who had stopped to watch the sunrise.

The last lighthouse on the trip was at the northernmost point in Traverse City.

This lighthouse is exactly halfway between the North Pole and the Equator on the 45th parallel.

This was the best vacation, because it was their first together. The best part was buying fresh fruit and maple syrup from road-side stands. They ate the juiciest peaches and spit cherry pits out the window of the car until they were sick. Good times.