Charlevoix, Part Fin

Day 3 at the KenMar was pretty relaxed. We did some shopping in Charlevoix and had lunch on the terrace at the Weathervane. That was the first time we'd eaten on the terrace. It was a little chilly, but the sun was nice and the food was excellent (as usual).

To no one's surprise, I found another pair of flips to take home. In my defense though, I have been looking for this particular pair in a discontinued color. The best part of these flips?? Well, that would be the bottle opener built into the soles. Why is this important? Because, you never know when you might need to open a 'soda' bottle! I also tried on a pair of Vibram Fivefinger shoes. These are an interesting concept with several applications. Check out the link 'cause it would take too long to explain the shoes. They were surprisingly comfortable and I could see how they would work well for water sports. My shopping companions all had the same description of the them though...'creepy'. I thought they were cool. It's so lonely on the cutting edge...

The rest of the day, we just chilled at the house as the fellas worked to get the kitchen set up for a drinks and appetizer party with some of their local friends. Most of these people we've met before when we've been up for the Ventian Festival. It was fun and had all the usual laughter that seems to belong in the KenMar kitchen.

Yesterday we had a lazy morning (with homemade french toast..yeah!) and some walks downtown. We also headed out to the Bull Frog candle company to see if they had anything fun in their 'seconds' room.

After lunch, we hit the road. We got out of there around 3:45 and were planning to stop in West Branch at the outlet malls and then head to Birch Run and stay the night. It was a pretty day though and traffic was light and we were in a pretty good driving groove...so, we decided to drive the rest of the way home. We kept a pretty relaxed pace and took several rest stops along the way. It was a fun road trip with the Mrs, who, was unfortunately feeling a wee bit under the weather. :(

It was another fun trip to Charlevoix. Mark and Kent always spoil us when we're there. Their gracious hospitality is only overshadowed by their genuine love of the area and their enthusiasm for sharing it with friends. Thanks guys!!