Zach of Note
Zach took some time to draw cute animals
He bought and wrote in a journal. As an avid journaler, this was awesome for me!
Cooking: grilling, pancakes, and grilled cheeses
Listening: We all listened to Patina and started Sunny, but it was really strange! We tried a different book, but we didn’t all like it, so we ended up starting Coop Knows the Scoop on our way home
Allowance conversation and Zach spent $15 on his journal (Mom and Dad chipped in $5/each) and $27 on his water bottle
Loved Camp Carvela!
- Just saying these words made us all laugh! El Cilantro, Rodrigo’s, Mimi’s, and Whatzat
- The ducks at house #2
- The foxes at house #3
- Pond Hill Farm’s pizza, peanut noodles, kale salad
- Excellent homemade beet, strawberry, and hibiscus smoothies, tortillas and eggs, and Peruvian chicken and rice in Charlevoix
- That French Place’s crepes and pastries
- 9 Beans Row’s cinnamon croissant, shakshuka, and pizza
- Vander Farm’s goodies
- St. Ambrose’s fish tacos
- Spanglish and Left Foot Charley
- Tandem Cider’s crepes and homemade sodas
- Mimi’s bean dip, chips, and salsa
- Mudgie’s ice cream sundaes (dirt and tin roof)
- Amazing blueberries and some good blackberries
- We made s’mores; grilled sausages, veggies, and corn; trail mix and blueberry pancakes; and homemade grilled cheeses
- Fresh Coast Market’s chocolate cappuccino muffin
- Zach loved the food at Camp Carvela and tried pierogies and kielbasa
Highlights
- Pond Hill Farm and St. Ambrose evenings
- Seeking out fantastic baked goods
- Libraries (Harbor Springs, Empire, and Mackinac Island)
- It was still cherry season
- Time with family at Polecat
- Warm temps made for a lot of good time in the water, especially for Frank & Zach
- Goalie game - trying to get the ball past the goalie
- Paddle baseball
- Juggling for me!
- Snorkeling over shipwrecks in Lake Huron
- Alpine Slide for F&Z
- Mackinac Island
- Lots of lovely outdoor meals
- Art: sculptures on the Leelanau Trail and in Cheboygan, Michigan Legacy Art Park, and Interlochen
- Paddle boarding on Lake Leelanau and on the Platte River
- A haircut
- Beautiful evenings on Lake Michigan beaches
- Empire Bluffs hike for Susan
- Camp Carvela for Zach
- Mountain biking at Crystal Mountain for Frank
Details of Note
- Leaving early at the beginning and end of the trip
- The woman at Wendy’s - when I asked for a Classic Frostie, she said, “What flavor?” and I said, “The Classic.” She said, “What flavor?” I looked back at the menu and clarified, “Chocolate.” Then I asked if there had originally only been one flavor. Yes, originally, Frostie’s were always chocolate. So, I’m not crazy!
- We had smoke from the Canadian fires for seven of our 21 days, which was a true bummer. The air quality wasn’t terrible, and it didn’t impact our health, but there was a haze and we couldn’t open up the windows overnight and really enjoy the cool nights.
- Soccer: LOTS of Team Admin work on vacation for the Loudoun Premier Cup
