Day 32, Frankenmuth, Michigan.....another great day crossing Michigan

11,982 km travelled in great weather:
Another wonderful drive today, although still much cooler that last week.
We drove across the very long Mackinaw Bridge this morning. Since our side of the bridge was under construction and down to 1 lane which was mostly steel grated, E rode on the concrete "closed" lane for as long as he could. I was expecting severe winds but they were much lighter and as a result, I could take some pictures.
After the bridge, we rode to Cross Village where we started a fabulous drive south along Hwy 119. This part of  Hwy 119 is known as the "Tunnel of Trees". To our right through the trees, we saw glimpses of Lake Michigan shore line with big waves as well as beautiful homes on both sides of the road.
We took a short break at Harbour Springs which is a very picturesque resort town. After Travers City, we headed southeast on Hwy 115 through Cadillac (where McDonalds was serving up "free" medium sized coffee much to our surprise and delight) and then on Hwy 10 to Bay City.
By spending time putzing around in Bay City trying to find a room for the night, we missed an hour's worth of rain in Frankenmuth, where we ended up.
We have been extremely lucky in terms of  weather. For the past 32 days, we have only had a few minutes of rain, but not enough to get wet.
Tomorrow, we are planning to return to Canada by way of Sarnia and head to Chatham to visit with friends.
regards to all,
Anne

 A tribute to the men killed building this 5 mile long bridge with 42,000 miles of cable

 Looking down through the steel grating - see the water below?

Along the roadside (as we rode by)  

Legs Inn - a local landmark named after the visible stove legs along the roof  

Riding through the famous 26 mile Tunnel of Trees   

--- with occasional glimpses of Lake Michigan 



 Boating on Lake Michigan at Harbour Springs

 A townhouse in Harbour Springs overlooking the harbour

 Areas of vineyards and orchards along the way

 --- as well as some farms along the way

 Parked for the evening at our hotel in Frankenmuth

 Beautiful Frankenmuth

 --- with the main street lined with flowers

Having fun in Frankenmuth....E as Bo Peep?