Day Five - Cheboygan to Interlochen

Greetings from Interlochen, MI!

We got a relatively early start from Cheboygan, after a good night's sleep and taking advantage of our motel's free donuts and coffee!  We headed up rt 23 to Mackinaw where we were able to get a great view of the Mackinaw bridge.  It was pretty spectacular, but we didn't cross it.  We will see it from the other side next week, though (c:

After that, we headed down to Cross Village to try a restaurant we heard some internet buzz about.  It was called Legs Inn, and it did not disappoint.  First off, it's a gorgeous building, built out of local stone and carvings by a Polish immigrant in the 1930s with the help of some local Native Americans.  They serve traditonal Polish fare, as well as American classics.  We got there about 15min before their 12pm opening time, and decided to wait it out in the garden behind the Inn which overlooks Lake Michigan (our 4th lake, by the way). And we weren't the only ones waiting! There were three or four other groups chilling in the garden as well.  When noon struck, we all filed in for lunch.  I decided to try something Polish (the Toczylowskis should be proud!) and went with a vegetable nalesniki.  Jay played it safe and ordered a sirloin steak sandwich.  We both thoroughly enjoyed our choices! We topped it off by splitting a delicious dessert of warm berry compote over vanilla ice cream. Mmmmm!

After that, we headed down 119 into the "tunnel of trees",  a route that came highly recommended for motorcycle riders.  It did not disappoint! The road is twisty and turvy (which Jay loved as the last few days were mostly straight as a rail) and you literally feel as though you're in a tunnel of trees.  When the trees do break, there's a gorgeous view of Lake Michigan.  It was a great ride and quite a nice change from the riding we did the last few days.

We've settled for the night in a motorcycle campground in Interlochen. Though it appears we're the only ones here, it's a nice change from the family heavy state parks we've been in so far.  We just finished a lovely dinner cooked over the campfire, and now it's a cocktail or two before bed.  All in all, a pretty great day!

The pictures I included are of the Mackinaw Bridge, the view from the "tunnel of trees" and two of the tunnel route itself.