Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Tuesday, October 3, 2006 Mackinac City, MI to Wautoma, WI

We got up this morning, packed up our tent and supplies, which seemed to have expanded. Everytime we take things out of the car, it's more difficult to get it all back in. We did pack up though, stopped in town for an early lunch of pasties (baked savoury pastry case traditionally filled with diced meat and vegetables) and then headed across the Mackinac Bridge, "opened in 1957, it joins Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas. At 8,614 feet, it is the longest suspension bridge in North America." It is a beautiful bridge with green steel suspension cables contrasting the cream colored steel pylons agaist a bright blue sky. After crossing the bridge, we headed west across the Upper Peninsula. We had considered camping in the Porcupine Wilderness, but the weather was threatening heavy rain over night, so we decided to continue heading southwest and continued into Wisconsin. Along the way, we stopped for a AAA fix at the Green Bay, WI office. To our surprise, this included a drive by the Lambeau Field so we snapped a photo for Rachael (a diehard Pakcer's fan). We landed at a Super 8 in Wautoma, WI and had dinner at the Moose Inn Supper Club, where they served pickled fish as the amuse bouche. We are styling now folks!

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