With the Memory Maker safely tucked away in the garage for her long winters nap we have had to find other ways to entertain ourselves since we can just run over to the lake and go sail. Goes to figure that since we can't sail that the wind would blow, and blow. This has been one of the nicest Octobers I can remember with what seems to have been a endless streak of sunny days, warm temps, and nice winds. We have already decided that if next October is anything like this one we will be finding a way to leave our girl at the lake so we can take advantage of it. No need crying now though as we can't do anything about it and I have been busy everyday doing a large roofing and siding repair job for Cindy's sister.
That said we did manage to squeeze in a quick trip up to South Haven MI this past weekend. I know, we were just there last month for a 3 day weekend and had a ball but this is South Haven MI we are talking about and we can't get enough of it so we went back!
We were originally going to go this past weekend with the gang but with Cindy's mom not doing well when they planned it we opted not to as no one would have been here to take care of her. But we lucked out and she was doing very well so we ran up at 5 am Saturday morning and spent the night with the gang.
It was a nice early morning drive with light traffic and we made really good time. We rolled to a stop at the Sunset Manor about 9:30 am and then took off for Saugatuck with the gang. It was a windy and chilly morning with light sprinkles and the lake was angry again, much the way we found it the month before. Arriving in Saugatuck we did the downtown walk and checked out the shops. Always able to find something humorous no matter where I am I had a good time keeping everyone entertained. The best was a sweatshirt than when viewed from the angle I was standing was partially blocked but being the creative genius I am I was able to piece the words together into something it did not say at all. Everyone else agreed that my wording was much funnier!
Hunger soon overcame us all and we headed to the Saugatuck Brewing company for lunch as Cindy and I had been there the previous trip to get a case of beer for her son and daughter in law but were unable to eat there. It looked really good so we suggested it to the gang. We spent the 45 min wait cruising the isles of the adjoining antique mall and found a few treasures such as this record
I am sure it was a hit back in the day but I just can't place it LOL! Our pager finally went off and we headed next door to satisfy our hunger pains. It was well worth the wait as the food was all delicious and I even found a craft brewed beer I liked, Beach Blonde ale, go figure.
We picked up another case of Neapolitan Milk Stout for Cindy's son and daughter in law since we were there and they can only get it there. Curiosity got the better of us so Jerry, Libby, and myself decided we should at least taste that beer as it was supposed to taste like the ice cream. Major mistake! OMG, that is the nastiest crap to have ever entered my mouth!!! Libby and I both made faces that had the rest the table in tears, and for good reason. How do people drink that crap??? Luckily, this picture of us was taking before we tasted that.
From Saugatuck we headed back to North Haven to check out the fall festival, that we never did find. But we did find the sign in the middle of the road
We did the usual things of checking out the shops and visited a winery that really needed to go back to the drawing board on how to make wine as none of us found any we liked. It was not long before we found ourselves occupying the back table in the Black River Tavern as we enjoyed some refreshing beverages and partook of some fun people watching.
Michigan was playing Michigan St and the place was a mad house with fans of each. It went crazy when on the last play of the game Michigan St scored on botch punt attempt and won the game with no time left on the clock. Thinking that was the end of the excitement Cindy went to play some songs on the juke box only to learn no music was played during Cubs games. The guy was serious too as he pulled the plug on it with Cindy standing there with a surprised look on her face. After her 4th long island iced tea she could have cared less LOL!
Once again we managed to eat and drink way too much. It is funny how some people get after a few too many. Cindy gets quite, I get naked, and Libby, well, Libby is even funnier than she already is. She was the best entertainment of the night once we finally got her back to the house.
Luckily we all woke up the next morning not feel any worse than normal so once everyone was ready we heading to the Phoenix downtown for breakfast. At least for myself the over eating binge continued into the next day as I ate way too much for breakfast. Probably should not have started off with the blueberry cheesecake but it sounded too good not to.
After breakfast we all waddled our way through town and down to the pier for our mandatory picture in front of the lighthouse
Every time we stop in South Haven we have to get a light house picture. Just the rules.
Once back at the house it was time to pack up and head south. It was early so Cindy and decided to try a few of the wineries down in the Baroda MI area as we had not been there before.
Well it turns out that Baroda is the wine capital of MI and there are 10 wineries within 7 miles of it. Unfortunately it was early Sunday morning and most did not open till noon. We finally discovered that Baroda Founders winery opened at 11:30 and just luckily it was 11:31 when we pulled in. We tasted several good sweet wines but the real winner was the Blueberry mustard that they got from the Blueberry store in South Haven. I am not a mustard lover but that stuff was delish! We had to get a jar for us and the gang as well.
From there it was on to the Round Barn Winery. true to its name it has a round barn
That they have converted into their tasting room. It was really neat inside and we had several wines we really liked. After loading up our purchases we enjoyed a hotdog and some very delicious mac and cheese in the sun before exploring their grounds. They have a very pretty setting for a winery with ponds and fountains
The grounds would be ideal to xc ski with their rolling hills and wooded areas. I even suggested a xc ski wine trail and they seemed to like the idea. Hopefully they pull it off as it would be super fun.
The clock was ticking and we really needed to get on the road for Indiana so off went. It was not too long into our journey home that Cindy assumed her normal travel position
While it was a quick up ad back trip we had loads of fun and laughed almost non stop. It is always a good time with the gang and we can't wait for the next get together!!!
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