Silver Lake Sand Dunes

The first few days of our mini-vacation were spent back at one of our favorite spots in our home state – Silver Lake Sand Dunes.  We spent the summer of 2016 at Silver Creek RV Resort, and although the park was recently sold to Sun RV, not too much as changed yet. 

We still have quite a few friends that are seasonal here, and it was nice to visit with them and catch up.  It’s a really great time to be in this area, too.  Crowds are down, even on the weekend, and it’s really quiet and peaceful.

We spent most of our time just catching up . . . but also visited several of our favorite places.  Hart Pizza was a must, and we enjoyed a delicious dinner there on Friday with Dave & Kathy, and PJ & Martin.

On Saturday, Dave was watching the UM football game, so Tom, Kathy & I went for a drive.

Our first stop was the Fox Barn Winery, which has really expanded since we were here last!  It was really crowded, too, but we did a little wine tasting by sharing a flight of 4 wines.  We all really liked their newest wine – Silver Lake Sunset – and bought a few bottles to take home.

Next stop was the Cherry Point Market

-- another favorite, but we struck out on our favorite items – their donut maker had already gone back to college, so no cherry donuts, and they were all out of my Sweet Cherry coffee!  Bummer!

When we got back to the RV Park, Dave & Kathy took a quick ride up to the dunes, and then the four of us went to Pentwater for dinner.  After dinner, we went back to their RV to watch the MSU Football game on the big screen, with DVR features – that came in handy!

Bryce was assigned to the offense for this game, and they got quite a bit of attention from the TV cameras.  We caught several glimpses of him in the middle of the huddle,

and even one on the sideline.

It was really nice to be able to “rewind” and go back and look for good views of him!

On Sunday, we went back to Pentwater for the “Sol Days” Craft Show, which was fun, but we didn’t buy much.  It was starting to look like Fall, though!

By early afternoon on Sunday, both the RV Park most of town had pretty much emptied out – it was starting to look like a ghost town!  It was a beautiful afternoon, though, so we went for a bike ride.

What a perfect afternoon for a bike ride – no traffic at all as we rode on the bike trail and the road to the dunes.

Dune climb to the pedestrian area

The sand has been moving, and as it moves it’s overtaking both the stairs to the top of the dunes, and the last cottage on the road!  The sand had been threatening that cottage for the last several years, and the owner has had a bulldozer on site, trying to keep the sand cleared, but this year I guess he just gave up.

The sand completely covered a small guest house that was off the driveway, and now is making its way toward the main house.

We left the dunes and rode to the State Park Campground at the other end of town, and took a little break by the beach.

Little bits of fall color are starting to show up in the trees!

Back from our bike ride, it was time for Happy Hour!

We enjoyed a lovely long weekend – the weather was great, even with a couple of cool nights, and it was wonderful to catch up with some good friends! 

Back at home, Tom‘s Dad was enjoying the lovely Fall weather, too!

On Tuesday, it was time to continue north, and we made our way to Indigo Bluffs RV Resort.  It’s supposed to cool down a little bit, but hopefully we’ll still have some nice days!