camping - day 2

We were up with the birds in the morning... one thing about tents is that there really isn't much sleeping in when the rest of the outside world is waking up.
  There were donuts for a quick breakfast, and of course, an early swim in the lake.  We slowly packed up our things and said goodbye to our little camp.b

We decided to be tourists for the day ... and hit up one of the local family attractions.  Our first stop was Perry's Cave.  According to our guides, this is where Captain Perry found drinking water for his men.
The cave tour was short but fun, mostly because it was Tamlin and Jude's first cave experience.  Lots of little stalagtite sodastraws hanging from the ceiling.   Do you see the lion sleeping here?
Jude wasn't too sure about it and insisted on being carried most of the time.  I think he didn't like the darken atmosphere and slippery trail.

Tamlin had fun.  And both boys liked it when they were allowed to touch an "eyeball" stalagmite.

After the cave, we went for a late brunch at the coffee shop/bagel shop/ chocolate store.
With bellies full, we headed back to fun times...
Like mini-golf!
What a hoot...but our boys certainly are not golf prodigies.

We just had fun with no score keeping, lots of ball swapping, and more than a few goofy shots.  Both boys got the concept of the game, but the means of hitting the ball with the club was a bit... interesting.  I'll just say that there may have been some shots taken using the club like a pool cue and other times where balls were "helped" along with a foot.

After mini-golf, we attempted a giant wooden maze. Man-oh-man it was a smidge more complicated than I had anticipated.  We had to wander through the maze and find four hole punches to complete the quest... it took us 30 minutes to finish it... and we were tired and hot by the end.  However, the kids did win prizes, which were Put-in-Bay bracelets.

We were hot, hot, hot and needed air-conditioning.  Our last attraction stop was the butterfly garden, which Jude loved.  He was fascinated by the butterflies emerging from the cocoons.

Both boys liked walking through the plants trying to find the different insects.  One even found a little refuge on my hat.  We left the gardens with a poster picturing all the different butterflies, which Jude clutched the entire ride home.

We did stop at the beach for one last romp in the lake before cleaning up and heading back home on the ferry.  Both boys slept well after our excursion in the fresh air.
Fun times.
Awesome.
Can't wait to drag out the tent again :-)

Here's our last photo... It's a find the Tamlin photo :-)