Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Platte River

On Friday morning, after enjoying coffee and breakfast on the porch, we drove to the Sleeping Bear Dunes. We climbed the first few dunes and took in the view. Then we drove to the Platte River for our river tubing reservation. We at lunch at the Honor Trading Post and then were driven to the starting point on the river. The water was so warm! It was a pretty slow river and ended up taking us over 2.5 hours - and that included some swimming and walking in the water (not just floating). Alex pretty much spent the entire time swimming in the river near the tubes. He's a little fish! After tubing, we stayed at the Platte River beach for a few hours. The boys love floating down the river and into Lake Michigan. When we got home, we started a camp fire and roasted hot dogs for dinner.

Top of the First Dune

View of Glen Lake

There's Alex!

Getting Ready to Go Tubing

In the Platte River