Day 4 wasn't as early as the others which meant a little more sleep was had, at least 6 full hours. The temperature was just right (66 degrees), but the fan came in handy all the same. The location was perfect. There were only four other campers in the whole area, so we really didn't have neighbors. We got up, did what we needed to do to get on the road and we were off to play on the dirt roads.There was about 15 miles of dirt roads to navigate to get back to the main route. The phone GPS was useless, so we used an older model that did the trick. It took us 5 miles out of the way compared to the printed directions we had, but I am not complaining. If we had tried to follow the written instructions, who knows how long we would be in those woods. Not all roads have street signs, most of them in fact. The visual representation helped make sure we got out in on piece.

We were right on schedule and arrived at the Mackinac Bridge rest area about 10:15 AM. We spent about 45 minutes there taking photos and since there was a good signal I uploaded the post from the day before. It is an amazing bridge that connects the lower and upper peninsulas. I am sure at one time one would have to take a ferry across.

We made good time to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore as the speed limit on the state highways are the same as our interstate highways. There isn't much traffic and the only time you really slow down is when going through a town. We spend the rest of the day seeing the highlights of the area. All together we hiked about 10 miles. The pictures will hopefully tell the story.

We finally got to have a closer to real meal as we found a source of electricity at the Munising Welcome center on the west side of the park. I made rice and added some leftover baked chicken to it. It was great to have something other than snacks and bread-based meals. I am running low on my healthy snacks, maybe one more serving. I guess I will need to restock.

We stayed in Christmas, MI at the casino in town. The next entry will tell you how we made out.