On Tuesday afternoon, after sitting on the porch at the beach house for a little while, we decided that we would like to visit House of Flavors, a restaurant and ice cream shop on the main street in Ludington. So, we walked back to the rig and closed up things outside (the smoker and table cloth and chairs), and then drove into town.
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We each got two flavors in waffle cones -- the server kindly asked me if I wanted two scoops or two half-scoops -- which was perfect for me!
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We had planned to get different flavors so we could try additional ones, but, after I had ordered mine, Carl decided to get the same!
If you are a chocolate lover, we both would highly recommend the Bear Claw!!! After eating it (the top scoop for both of us), the Michigan Pot Hole didn't seem to have much chocolate flavor at all!
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We enjoyed sitting outside...
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The restaurant (https://www.houseofflavorsrestaurants.com/) and the ice cream making are now two different companies though originally owned by the same family.
We started to drive back to the campground but realized that it was about time for the ferry to come in from Wisconsin (https://www.ssbadger.com/), and so detoured to the harbor where we had tried to watch the sunset on Saturday evening.
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We were early enough to be able to look at some of the displays...
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... including this large propeller that had come off of the SS Badger some years ago when the Badger sailed all year -- the propeller had been damaged by ice.
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We could see the light house...
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... and beside it, just a speck which was the SS Badger coming in.
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The speck got larger...
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Folks on board (the specks along the rail against the sky) were waving to us as we waved to them.
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The SS Badger is a National Historic Landmark. It is also designated as US-10 -- the highway crosses the lake via the ferry.
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(I don't know that I have ever seen that a highway designation is on a ferry -- maybe that is common, but I don't recall seeing it.)
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The ferry started opening the back even as it was still coming into harbor.
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You may be able to see that a motorhome is there at the back (or, will be front when it turns around to dock).
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Folks that we met at the Blue Bird rally had come over on the Badger. David said that it took the best part of $500 for the trip for Blue Bird + tow vehicle.
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| The alternative from Manitowac, Wisconsin is either 421 miles through
Chicago around the south end of the lake, or 513 miles around the north
end of the lake over the Mackinaw Bridge. |
Dawn and David said that the crossing was a bit rough too -- Dawn particularly had a very upset stomach. Another thing that seemed odd was that the crew of the boat drove vehicles on and off, so their Blue Bird was driven off a bit of time before they, as passengers, got off. Other Blue Bird friends, Nancy and Jim, were there to meet them, and saw the Blue Bird driven off. They went up to greet them, only to see a crew member exit the bus. They stayed near the rig as it was unlocked and accessible, kind of keeping an eye on it until David and Dawn arrived.
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The Badger had to turn around...
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... in the harbor...
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... and then back into its spot. Right next to it is the Spartan, which used to also be used as a ferry on this route, but is now spare parts for the Badger (according to some of the folks we were chatting with while we were watching).
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The Ludington Coast Guard Station was right by us...
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... as well as the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum.
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We waited around a little while to see if we would hear when they released the steam after docking, but we decided to head back toward the campground...
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... it was looking like it might be a pretty sunset...
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... but we decided we'd rather be closer to "home" and watch the sunset from the campground.
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