We took a trip to the beautiful Mackinac Island for my birthday weekend, so we took the Starline Ferry across Lake Michigan where we had a great view of the Mackinac Bridge.
I enjoyed an evening with my girl at Starbucks while J took the ferry back to retreive his laptop from the car. Doh!
The following day we were busy walking amongst butterflies at the Original Butterfly House.
And riding on a horse drawn carriage tour ride upon Val’s request to RIDE THE HORSES. She was fascinated with the horses as a means of transportation. She yelled from our hotel window when more horses were coming and what colors they were.
We also had great views the entire weekend – ferries, Lake Michigan, the big Mac, sunshine, sunsets….
What a great retreat it was! 
