It never rained last night! It did rain for about 3 minutes as I was packing my bike under the pavilion canopy though and the sky looked like rain was going to be a constant possibility today.
Today would be a pretty easy day. 47 miles to St. Ignace. This is the north end of the famous 5 mile long Mackinac Bridge. Bikes are not allowed on the bridge, but I have a plan for that.
The ride to St. Ignace was without incident. It did not rain a single drop during the ride. Once in town, I got a camping spot at the Straits State Park which is right on the lake shore.
Then I went into town and began researching my plan to get across the strait to Mackinac City tomorrow. I will take a ferry ride to Mackinac Island and spend the afternoon exploring the island and then take another ferry to Mackinac City on the south end of the bridge. Next, after I got the logistics of that figured out, I settled in for some food and beverage at one of the restaurants in town.
After all that, I rode the one mile back to the campground and got ready to settle in for the evening. Good thing I got back when I did though. The sky was soon filled with the sound of thunder and flashes of lightening. It was going to get wet tonight. That doesn’t really worry me. I trust my tent to keep me dry. As a matter of fact, once I was in the tent, I rather enjoyed the storm that followed. The sound of rain on the rain fly will always put me to sleep. And tonight was no different.
What a great way to enjoy the storm.