Colin's boss treated his employees to an over night at the Grand Hotel on Makinac Island for a marriage conference. Well we decided to leave the day before and stay at a bed and breakfast in Bellaire about 2 hours from Makinac. So we left Saturday afternoon and made are way to the Grand Victorian B&B. Well Mark (Colin's boss) wanted to also treat everyone to a bike tour around the island and so he wanted us to catch the 9:30 am ferry on Sunday. Our dillema was breakfast wasn't served until 9:00am and we really didn't want to pay for just a bed. We would have had to leave around 7:00 am to make the ferry and we decided we wanted to relax and enjoy ourselves so he called mark and politely passed on the bike tour. The next morning we had coffee and read the paper on the balcony of the second level of the B&B. The weather was great and it was so nice to sit and relax and enjoy each others company. So we had breakfast and went on our way (by the way I would totally recommend that B&B)
We made the 12:30 ferry and were on our way to the island. It was so foggy on our trip over that we could see nothing not the bridge or the island. Oh well! We arrived in time for lunch with the group and then went to check into the hotel. All I have to say about the Hotel is WOW!! It is a very prestigious place, but I have to say one thing the decor was awful. I know I know they are going for the nostalgic feel, but green walls and yellow and orange floral prints are really not in my taste. After we checked in we went to get ready for the first session of the conference. It was a good session very funny and practical. Then it was time to get ready for the dinner. Any of you who know about the Grand Hotel know that you have to be dressed up after 6:00pm. Coat and tie for men and dress pants or dresses for ladies. So we got all "dolled"up and proceeded to the dining room for our 5 course dinner. It was good food and great conversation with those we were with. We sat at dinner for 3 hours (good thing we didn't have kids with us:) After dinner we saw christian comedian Thor Ramsey he was hilarious! The next day we decided to skip the conference and stroll around the Island. We enjoyed the company of another couple and looked through the shops.
On the way back we were able to see the bridge which I had never seen before so I took a picture:) 
2 comments:
Sounds like a great time! :)
That B&B looks gorgeous! I'm so glad you guys got a chance to get away and to such a beautiful location too! Makes me just a tad envious of the boss that Colin has.
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