The Failed Car Nap

Yesterday Petey and I took off for a day trip along the Lake Michigan shore.  Augie was with his "second mom" so we were footloose with no time constraint.

We got an early start and decided to head straight for St.Joe.  Mother Nature was at her best - the weather could not have been better.

If you've never been to St.Joe (Joseph), take a drive.  What a beautiful town.  Great shops, wonderful restaurants and check out this splash pad.

  We thought this sculpture along the channel might had been made by the same artist that made the one here in Allegan.  It wasn't.

And of course when you travel with a "light freak" you always stand and admire the lighthouse.  You can't really tell from this pic but the water was HIGH.  

This restaurant has been around forever but we haven't been there in many, many years.  They just reopened after a fire and since we were in the area and Petey is also a very big fan of pizza - lunch was served!

Back on the road and headed north to Holland.  After pizza and a lot of walking we started to get a wee bit sleepy so we started looking for a shady spot to pull over for a car nap.

That opportunity presented itself as we neared the county park in the Saugatuck area.  We've been there many times and we knew that access to the beach (via stairs leading downward) was closed because of high water.  No prob for us, we just wanted a quiet, shady spot for you-know-what.

We scored and had just settled in when a few cars filled with beach goers arrived.  As they pulled out coolers and folding chairs from their vehicles we thought we should, maybe, let them know that there would be no sitting on the sand today.

Then we thought we should mind our own business - people are weird these days and maybe they wouldn't appreciate two sleepy looking old people telling them what they couldn't do.

No napping happened because we couldn't take our eyes off all the people that walked toward the fenced off stairs to the beach only to slow their pace and finally stop to read the warning sign.  They'd stay there for approximately 15 to 20 second and then turn around with a WTH look on their faces.  They'd look for a possible opportunity to the north and then one to the south.  Nope.  Not today folks.

We started feeling guilty for not calling all those people off so . . .
we left.  

No nap.

We continued on to Holland and were home by 6:30p because we were too tired to hang around for dinner and what would have been a fabulous sunset.

Today is another "day trip" but we're heading north.  We've decided to get started after lunch.  This way maybe we'll have more staying power and nab a sunset.

Anyone want to place a bet as to whether that actually happens?

The Car Nap

Last Saturday Petey and I decided to go to the art fair in South Haven.  We hadn't been to it in several years.  We knew parking would be dicey but we were lucky and found a spot downtown knowing we could easily walk to the fair and back since we're in such fantastic physical condition. 

The fair was great.  We saw some outstanding art.  Petey met a fellow lighthouse fan and bought his photo book.  That was our only purchase except a very good sammie from one of the food trucks.

Since Augie was with the sitter we were in no rush to get home and really wanted to make a day of it so we headed back downtown to "do the stores."

I bought some paper and we stopped into Bayberry Cottage to crack the whip on the staff - SELL THOSE BRACELETS!!! 

All that window shopping and cracking of the whip brought on a thirst.  We looked around and were drawn (like a magnet) to the local bakery.  You can't just get a beverage in a bakery  So . . . . something sweet accompanied the bottle of whatever that was that Petey bought.

The afternoon was moving along beautifully.  No rush.  No pressure to get home and SoHa was outstanding.

A little yawning began.  A decision to find some shade and a bench to sit upon ensued.  We chatted and yawned some more.

Then I had a brilliant idea!  The car wasn't far away but it was in the sun. I noticed a few empty spaces in the covered parking area nearby so Petey moved our vehicle, we put the windows down, moved the seats to a comfy position and NAPPED!

Ahhhhhhhhhhh.  Refreshed, we had enough energy to continue on into the evening. Pizza at a local joint and home by 9p.

That's how we roll.