We had a lovely time away. The driving was...well, dodgy at times. There were several lots of white-out conditions. We played a game of 'Are we on the road' and 'Is there a car up ahead'. It was pretty hairy at times. By the time we got into Mackinaw City on Friday though the sun was shining!!! It shone the rest of the afternoon there, all day Saturday and up until the time we left on Sunday. Weren't we lucky? It was terribly, bitterly cold. On the Friday the wind was horrendous which made things even feel worse. We had thought about going up into the Upper Peninsula, but the drifting up there was pretty bad and the road we wanted to travel on closed and didn't reopen until Sunday. 

Not my photo 

This road goes along the lakeshore, and the wind had blown snow across the road causing drifts. They ended up shutting the road as people kept getting stuck!

We ended up driving along where we were and visited some beautiful spots. The ice was amazing. Saturday, even though it was well below freezing, without the wind it was bearable for small periods of time. We were both well-prepared and dressed in layers. 

We really had a good time away. The drive home was okay until we got closer to home and then the roads got bad again. Sigh. I actually wish we had just stayed up there. It's been horrible since we've been home. The roads are icy and it hasn't stopped snowing. As the temperature is so cold, the salt doesn't melt anything, so they haven't even put anything down. There have been a lot of car accidents around. I haven't been out at all, not even for a walk.

Me and Hubby

Icy Sunrise. 

In summer, these would be views of the water. There wasn't a drop in sight where we were at Mackinaw City. 

I'm hunkering down for the rest of the week - it will be cold at the weekend, but there is sunshine in sight so we will be going out!