That night we drank some wine while sitting along the lake shore and watching the sun set. Tanner fetched and played with Sarge. The waves were a bit too big and the water was too cold for any swimming. We cooked some pasta by the fire and went to sleep to the sounds of the pounding surf. Nice weather overall, but a bit cool.

We walked south along the beach for about a mile until we found a nice place to sit, play and have breakfast. Along the way we saw the remains of a shipwreck. It looked like the bottom or side of a large wooden boat. We also napped for a while and made some sand sculptures (boobs for me, a Santa Claus for Sue).

On the way back to camp we hiked through the dunes away from the shore for a while. Sue said we should start walking along the beach and I made a stupid comment, so we walked back in silence to the camp. At the camp the silence continued until we worked it out.

Since we were planning to meet friends later that day in GR, we hiked back around noon. On the way we took an alternate trail that was probably on old fire break or road. It went almost straight back to the car regardless of hills, swamps or meadows. The hiking only lasted an hour or so. Overall, we had a nice time and will probably come back.

Down on the beach, the signs directed dog owners south of the main swimming area. It was great because all the people with dogs were spread along this area. There was plenty of room for everyone. Tanner was afraid of the waves at first but soon started swimming like a natural.

We stayed in the sun for most of the afternoon and then drove to Manistee for dinner. We had burgers and nachos on a deck along the channel. After dinner we drove back to the campground and watched the sunset back on the beach.