Up North

Yesterday was the start of our trip Up North. We left at around 7:30 in the morning and ate breakfast at Panera Bread. A few weeks ago, the plan was to go the scenic route along Lake Michigan, but my uncle (who wishes to be called "oldest uncle" to differentiate from my other uncles) had mentioned that he wanted to see some reenactments. So, we decided to drive straight to Mackinaw City and visit Fort Michilimackinac, which is right on the water. We bought some pasties ("Pah-stee", turnovers with meat: a UP specialty) and cookies from this one restaurant, and ate them on the park. We've gone there before, and they're really tasty. When we went into the fort, my camera decided to die, so I couldn't take any pictures inside the fort. It was really fun looking around. Some of the more interesting parts were the 8 person lavatories, and the many black holes (what they called these dark closets that misbehaving soldiers were put). There was also this house with a bunch of beds put together where the soldiers all slept together, and a bunk bed that was supposed to fit 2 solders in one bed. We took a picture and captioned it "the beginnings of homosexuality/don't ask don't tell".
After that we drove over the Mackinac Bridge to St. Ignace. We checked into the hotel that we were staying the night and walked into town. After walking around town and buying some gossip magazines at the bookstore, we went and got ice cream from Mom's Ice Cream. I chose almond joy, and it was delicious. We all went swimming in the pool, and then went to eat dinner at Java Joe's. Everyone ordered pizza; Smoked whitefish for my sister's friend "Sacajawea" and I; ham and bacon for my sister and OMY; deep dish for my aunt "Rose", oldest uncle, mom, and dad; and pepperoni for my brother. Then at night, there was also a bonfire at the hotel where we toasted marshmallows.
Today, we woke up early so that we could get breakfast from Java Joe's. My sister, who never eats breakfast food, was a little grumpy because she couldn't get pizza for breakfast, but the rest of us were happy with our pancakes, omelettes, and french toast. It has been raining all day, so we had to sit on the bottom level of the ferry to Mackinac Island. We couldn't sign into our rooms at Metivier Inn, so we walked around looking at the shops on Main Street. "Sacajawea" bought some stuff for her siblings at this toy store called Caddywampus. I believe they included a microphone shaped sponge and finger moustache tattoos for her brother and bacon lip balm and a cat butt coin purse for her sister. Haha. We went and ate lunch at the Ice House, which was good as well. I ate a chicken Cesar wrap, which was the special of the day. By the time we were done, it was pouring outside, and even with my rain coat, I still got wet. We plan on getting ice cream and maybe see a movie later, and that is the extent of our activities today.
On a different note, we've been seeing a bunch of people that we recognize. First, we saw this bicycle guy at the Panera Bread that we ate breakfast at, who, apparently, comes there often. And then we saw him again at Fort Michilimackinac!! We also saw my pre-school teacher at Java Joe's and my sister's friend's family (minus the friend) here on Mackinac Island! Not to mention that my mom swears that she saw the same people at the fort and here on Main Street and my brother said he saw someone from school. Creepy!!! Anyway, we've decided that it's "dry" enough to go on a bike ride, so au revoir!