…& return to the Old Channel Inn Beach!
Last week we took a not-overplanned and on-the-cheap 5-day road-trip vacay to Michigan and Ohio to revisit old friends and favorite haunts from our past. We drove from Rochester, New York thru Ontario, Canada to Montague/Whitehall, Michigan (right on the shores of Lake Michigan) to visit Blue Lake (where I taught acting and dance for musical theatre for six weeks last summer), Lansing (where Ted and I met), Sandusky, Ohio (Cedar Point!), and Mentor, Ohio (family reunion). It was lovely – a perfect quick and dirty summer getaway!
{Canada has the best roads and wineries every 3 miles. The U.S. should follow suit}
{Summertime in northern Michigan}
{Monumental because our closest Sonic in NY is about 150 miles away}
{And what’s a road-trip without your favorite junk food? Stocking up while I can}
Our first stop was for a beaching and bonfiring night in Montague/Whitehall, Michigan to hang out with one of my very best friends Rachel (who I met in college and roomed with when we studied Shakespeare abroad in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK) and the rest of the wonderful faculty I worked with last summer. Rachel and I shared the acting/dance position at BLFAC last summer and she was able to teach there again this summer too – so, clearly, this was just too good of an opportunity to pass up!
{This girl = the best}
We met at the Old Channel Inn Beach (where I spent a good majority of my non-theatre making time last summer) for some catching up, sand, waves, gourmet sandwiches, beer and wine, and a gorgeous sunset. Ah, I missed these fine people!
{Feelin’ right at home on these soft sands}
{Pastrami with havarti dill, lettuce, tomato, onion, red pepper hummus, and a spicy veggie spread paired with strawberries, cherries, watermelon, rotisserie chicken, chips, and some Leinie’s and pinot grigio}
{Unwinding – you’re doing it right, Ted}
{This place has the most glorious sunsets! The light reflected off the surf and sand? Nailed it.}
{We’ve gotten good at meeting in places anywhere other than where we actually live}
{Yup, he’s a keeper}
{Clearly, we are a stunning example for young theatre artists}
{Really!}
After the sun set, we took the party back to the cabins for a campfire and some s’mores in the woods, just like old times.
I am so lucky to have such amazing people to call my friends!
‘Til next time, BL!
