I actually don’t know what to do today. Being a go,go,go person I don’t know how to handle not doing anything. I shouldn’t spend anymore money. The amount of money I spent on gas is outrageous. And ice. At least $30 in wood. And drinking water. In a way I am ready to go home but I am not ready to get back to everything I temporarily left behind. Work. I am not ready.
I traveled my way over to Young park. I made a pit stop at a mini park with 5 parking spots. I unloaded my kayak and Perused around Lake Charlevoix for a little bit while drinking my coffee and looking at all the beautiful homes that surrounded the shoreline. She was a hell of a lot calmer today than yesterday. Her beastly waves and being the third largest body of water in Michigan (not counting the Great Lakes) I was almost confident I would not touch her. But today was another story. Such beauty and grace as the waves traveled from edge to edge rocking my kayaking gently from side to side. But I really needed ice and water. So after an hour, I paddled my kayak back to my jeep, loaded up and headed back down the road. I stopped at a gas station and got what was needed. I realized I was smack in the middle of Downtown Boyne City. I found a place to park right across the street so I could walk around.
The town was small yet quaint. The one thing I liked most about this small little town was the available parking just about anywhere and no parking meters. It’s probably my favorite part of a small town. I was drawn to Lake Charlevoix Coffee Company. I love stopping into local coffee shops and buying a cup of coffee. Of course I found a cool t-shirt as well. Ha. So much for not liking tourist shirts, but they are inspiring to the work I am trying to create for my own business.
I love coffee shops way more than shopping, going out to eat or even a brewery. Although I love visiting local breweries, I don’t because I am alone and I am responsible for my own driving. Plus drinking in the middle of the day really is not my forte. If I want to try a pub or brewery it has to be a dinner thing with a damn good meal to go with.
Boyne city shops were nice because not one was much like the other. I really enjoyed the variety each store had to offer. Unlike Ludington where all 6 shops are exactly the same. After I finished walking Boyne city and exploring all the shops had to offer I decided I needed to get back on the water. I made my way to Young Park where I kayaked along the wilderness shoreline before I pulled to shore, caught some sun and did a little swimming and a little reading.
Kayaking, hiking, beaches and coffee. Just a few of my favorite things.
I was on Lake Charlevoix reading, swimming or floating around for the better half of my day. And let’s say, I forgot my aloe! And boy do I need it. I am fried.
I found a small hiking trail called Avalanche Park. A local ski hill. I climbed the 462 stairs to the overlook where you could see most of Lake Charlevoix. I could even see the area I was kayaking around. I then finished the 2.2 mike loop back to my car. That was my last hike as well as my last kayak of my Vacation.
Tomorrow I depart. I might stop into Traverse City for lunch at that one restaurant but other than that it’s back to my life. I am just about clean out of food. Some had to be tossed before finishing. I am almost out of propane and I am tired of washing dishes without a sink and buying gallons of water. And I probably have enough firewood to have a 40 minute fire. Haaa! I feel if I would have bought at least 2 or 3 more bundles of wood, my fires at night would have been a little bit more enjoyable but I tried to make due with what I had because I was too stubborn to keep buying more. I also burn as much of my trash that I can possibly burn to help with litter waste of our environment.
