Traverse City - Day 3

On Friday morning, Phil and I walked the grounds again while the boys slept.  Then we drove to the Platte River.  Phil and Will used Alex’s kayak and a new one we acquired and kayaked down the river while Alex and I drove down to the beach and set up on the peninsula.  It was a perfect beach day and we got a great spot.  Both the river and the lake water were really warm.  Alex floated in the river and then read for a while until we saw them coming down the river.  Then Will and Alex swam for a while and Phil and I went for a walk along the lake.  We had lunch at the beach and relaxed in the sun.  We didn’t leave until around 4pm and stopped at Moomer’s for ice cream.  Then we went into Traverse to play pinball at the Coin Slot and grabbed bread sticks and a small pizza at Paesano’s (all the traditions!).  When we got back to the hotel, we played cards in the lobby and listened to the saxophone player.