Saturday - July 11

 So very proud of these 2 guys who did their very first 1/2 Ironman in Muncie, IN today.  This consists of 1.2 miles of swimming; 56-mile bike ride and 13.1 mile run.    The heavy rain came 1/2 way into their run.  Anne was there to cheer them on.    Patrick's buttons would've been a'poppin!  😔

Our star athletes




Another lovely day here in Manistee and we got to 79.    A perfect summer day.    I had a good night sleeping in the main salon propped up with pillows - we did the Epley Maneuver, so.....time will tell.

I walked downtown for a latte at Outpost and hit a few shops.    Back to Catrina and we started our long but very pleasant trek on the Riverwalk.   Today we went further... all the way to the Lake Michigan entrance.  

Came back and rested for a bit and then to TJ's Pub for delicious lunch - it's in the basement of an old bank building.   We went our separate ways - Mark had some errands and I did some more browsing.

 

This neat flower garden plot is just one of several we saw along our walk - "Jane's Garden"

The Manistee Princess is docked near us and takes folks out for sunset cruises every night

Hello from Lake Michigan 

Happy Birthday to our grand daughter-in-law, Tessa who celebrates today!   She's on the water so in her "happy place"    And thankful to hear "Maverick" is doing much better.

Tessa

So many boaters passing by here at the marina all day - families, dogs, fishermen, etc. enjoying this great day.   We saw several fishing guys on our walk earlier - they had been out early on charter boats and had some very good catches....salmon and lake trout - Yum.....some good eating coming for these folks.

We walked 1/2 hour to St. Joseph of the Divine Mercy Parish.    Another very packed church and a neat priest (Father James Bearss) and choir.

We walked past an A & W Root Beer stand on our way to church - hadn't been to one of these in a long time, so after Mass, we stopped and each had a root beer float.   really hit the spot!

Forgot to mention that Mark got a haircut yesterday after we were settled at Dick's Barber Shop.    What a deal - $18.

WOW....we really got the steps today, 15,408 for me and 13,000 for Mark (browsing the shops for me made the difference!)  😀




 







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