Shabbos at the Chabad of Western Michigan was great.  The Rabbi’s family hosted me and other congregants for meals, and it was a pleasure getting to know everyone.  It was muggy and warm, so I left the A/C on for Shabbos.  It was cloudy, and I wasn’t plugged in, but I have so much solar that even in cloudy conditions I was generating the 120ish watts needed to keep the A/C going. 

On Sunday, I drove north to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. I went for a run and did the dune climb:

I checked out the visitor center and lifesaving museum.

I then continued East to overnight at the Cracker Barrel of Traverse City, MI.  See the trip map for today’s drive.

I drove to Catawba, OH to take the ferry to Put-in-Bay, home of Perry Victory and International Peace National Monument, which preserves the history of the battle of Lake Erie in the war of 1812.

On the passenger ferry:

I brought roller skates to get from the ferry to town, but there was a shuttle bus.

Checking out the NPS memorial:

I learned a good bit about the war of 1812 in the visitor center.

On to the memorial:

I walked the town:

Back to the mainland, passing another ferry:

It was a hot day, but thanks to the mini split A/C, it was very comfortable in the parking lot as I ate lunch:

I then continued on to Grand Rapids, Michigan for Shabbos at Chabad of Western Michigan.

Good Shabbos!  See the trip map for today’s drive.