Day Three of W. Michigan Trip
Ok, we're almost done with this trip. Seems likes writing about it has taken longer than the trip itself!
We started the day in Grand Haven and the Words in the Woods Series. The park was practically deserted (I'm not sure if this was because it was a Tuesday morning or because it really is an "undiscovered jewel" as the clues claim!). SpringChick very helpfully includes a hand-drawn map with the clues, which I strongly suggest downloading and using for this series. The trails are marked by colors, and often intersect at odd angles or where you think a trail shouldn't be.... and there are very few trail signs in the park! So the map was a boon. We spent nearly 4 hours searching for the 7 boxes in the park; but sadly, only found 4. We are pretty sure we were in the correct places for the other 3 and they were no longer there. A little disappointing, but it just gives us something to look forward to the next time we are in the area. (And since we already have the word puzzles figured out for all of them... should be a piece of cake!)
Next, we headed down to Box 12 in the Around the World series. We dawdled over lunch and headed over to the park... only to discover that it was a very public place. Using our best "hey, don't look at me, I'm just nonchalantly looking under these rocks and in all the nooks and crannies of the park" attitude, we searched for the box. And searched. And searched. After about an hour of sneaky looking, we sadly decided that this box was MIA.
Trying to end the day (and trip) on a positive note, we drove to Saugutuck for the last boxes of the day. As we scrambled over the dunes, we heard voices ahead of us. J tried to slow down and let the hikers have a chance to outpace us... but not B! His ears perked up and he said, "I think they are letterboxers!" So he went charging ahead and introduced himself. Thankfully, they were letterboxers (if they weren't, it might have been a little awkward!). So, we met The Sports Nuts and The Wild Woodies. Of course, we stopped and did a massive exchange (I say massive because all the kids had their own books! Whew!) and they kindly let us tag-a-long with them for a bit. So, we found our final two boxes of the trip (The April Fools boxes) with fellow boxers. Pretty neat!
We said good-bye to the Nuts and Woodies and headed back to the truck. We were planning on driving home (it was already after 4 pm). But, we had spent three days along lake Michigan without getting more than our feet wet.... so we decided to do a little swimming. It felt great, and after that, the 2-hour drive home didn't seem quite so bad!
We started the day in Grand Haven and the Words in the Woods Series. The park was practically deserted (I'm not sure if this was because it was a Tuesday morning or because it really is an "undiscovered jewel" as the clues claim!). SpringChick very helpfully includes a hand-drawn map with the clues, which I strongly suggest downloading and using for this series. The trails are marked by colors, and often intersect at odd angles or where you think a trail shouldn't be.... and there are very few trail signs in the park! So the map was a boon. We spent nearly 4 hours searching for the 7 boxes in the park; but sadly, only found 4. We are pretty sure we were in the correct places for the other 3 and they were no longer there. A little disappointing, but it just gives us something to look forward to the next time we are in the area. (And since we already have the word puzzles figured out for all of them... should be a piece of cake!)
Next, we headed down to Box 12 in the Around the World series. We dawdled over lunch and headed over to the park... only to discover that it was a very public place. Using our best "hey, don't look at me, I'm just nonchalantly looking under these rocks and in all the nooks and crannies of the park" attitude, we searched for the box. And searched. And searched. After about an hour of sneaky looking, we sadly decided that this box was MIA.
Trying to end the day (and trip) on a positive note, we drove to Saugutuck for the last boxes of the day. As we scrambled over the dunes, we heard voices ahead of us. J tried to slow down and let the hikers have a chance to outpace us... but not B! His ears perked up and he said, "I think they are letterboxers!" So he went charging ahead and introduced himself. Thankfully, they were letterboxers (if they weren't, it might have been a little awkward!). So, we met The Sports Nuts and The Wild Woodies. Of course, we stopped and did a massive exchange (I say massive because all the kids had their own books! Whew!) and they kindly let us tag-a-long with them for a bit. So, we found our final two boxes of the trip (The April Fools boxes) with fellow boxers. Pretty neat!
We said good-bye to the Nuts and Woodies and headed back to the truck. We were planning on driving home (it was already after 4 pm). But, we had spent three days along lake Michigan without getting more than our feet wet.... so we decided to do a little swimming. It felt great, and after that, the 2-hour drive home didn't seem quite so bad!
posted by J&BBooks | 8:22 AM
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The day we were in Sugatuck hunting up a box or two it was H-O-T! And of course we'd brought no swimsuits...but after paying to get into the beach area, we had to at least get our feet wet. So we headed down to the water with every intention of just dipping our toes in - but the waves were so big the kids got wet up to their waist right away! So we proceeded to be "the coolest parents EVER" and let them swim in their clothes! A good time was had by all! : )
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