Driving the Old Mission Peninsula

On Sunday afternoon after Doug finished the triathlon in the morning, bathed and rested a bit, we headed out for a driving tour of the Old Mission Peninsula - also known as the Traverse City's wine trail. Our first stop was at the Old Mission Tavern for lunch; we were all a bit hungry - breakfast was a long time ago. The food was real "down home"; we had baked chicken (1/2 of a chicken each), with mashed potatoes, gravy, biscuits, etc. It was yummy.

Don't we look a bit fatter after lunch?

After lunch we drove to the end of the peninsula to see the old lighthouse. It was very interesting as it was really built to look like a normal house with a light sticking out.

Another interesting fact - we were very close to the 45th Parallel of Latitude; basically halfway up to the north pole - yeah us!

At the 2 Lads Winery, Doug took a picture of us with the lake in the background.We visited several of the peninsula's wineries and took some pictures of the vineyards and grapes. The entire area was beautiful. We didn't realize how much farming there is in Michigan. We assumed they grew cars.There was even one winery that was in an old school. It was very interesting.There was also a "touch of Fall" in the air. Some of the leaves were starting to change colors and really stood out against the green background.

We had a great afternoon. The entire area was simply beautiful and the weather was excellent.