Tawas City, MI


September 18, 2006

We woke to a gray day with rain at Linwood Beach, MI. The high for the day, 72 degrees, was already past. We looked at some pictures labeling them so we remember where we were, looking at others for cropping, preparing to make others into album. Then we decided to drive. Standish was a small town where we found a post office and Internet service. We did a quick update to the blog and were off again on route 23. Omar is considered the smallest city in MI; it had a small main street with nothing really unique to point to it as smallest. The water was off about five miles to the east, but we could not see it. At Alabaster, MI we came under the roiling clouds. Lake Huron can be seen from time to time between the trees and houses.

The Tawas City Walmart is right on Saginaw Bay; one of the prettiest views one could have at the Waldorf. We did a little shopping; picked 10 new DVD’s for our collection including: Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, batteries not included, 28days, Revenge, When a Man Loves a Woman, Rio Diablo, Bad Girls, Nothing But Trouble, Hudson Hawk, Finding Forrester, and Revenge.

A walk around town brought us to three places where we could watch the Steeler game tonight. The sports store in town boasts to have the lowest prices in the United States! We drove over to the park and watched the seagulls and ducks. Will fed one duck right out of his hand. Again we enjoyed corn on the cob; it still taste great. At sunset we headed to Barnical Bill’s and watched the game through the third quarter. Jackson had just gotten a field goal. The score was 3-0. The group of guys at the back table had been talking loudly and started with the foul language so we left.

Waldorf was home for the night.

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