Have tickets?

“Who has bought ferry tickets and still plans on going?”

“I won't be taking Wyatt so I'll need three total. An afternoon run would be much better for me since I'll be driving all Thursday night. :)

Do I need to call them and put me on a "list" until they get enough interest? Let me know!”

“I don't know what they can do Sunshine. I guess call and ask them. I've never had this happen before. =( I hope we can get a few more folks together for a second boat.”

“Max and I are in.”

“I got an email from Schufam and they have FOUR people who need ferry tickets. Sunshine needs three, Q needs two, Joe and I and Abby are three, Gonzo is three. That's 15. Max and Abby may not count as they ride free, (at least Abby does). Gonzo do you want to set up the second ferry, (I can if you're busy, but it won't happen until Monday)? I'll call and switch our tickets to the afternoon boat.”

“here's what you have to do....
"call manitou island transit at 231-256-9061....ask for annie and tell them that you want to book passage on the afternoon trip to north manitou on august 1st....adults cost $25 and children 12 and under cost $14....



and then show up ready to have BIG FUN!!"”

“Thanks for all the work and info! I'll call tomorrow. I imagine they'll take reservations on Saturday. Can we still get off the island on Sunday without trouble?”

“Got tickets!! See you there!”

“We switched our tickets over to the afternoon boat. Those rats charged us ten dollars to do it. New policy. =(”

“I picked up a fourth ticket today just in case we decide to bring Wyatt along. We're car camping this weekend so I'll know better. Having his sisters along may make a difference. We'll see.

Sorry, Sass! That bites!”

“sunshine....

how old is wyatt? my son james (just turned 12) could prolly use a sidekick on this trip....he's bringing gameboys and walkie talkies if that helps....”

“We got our tickets :-)

Sorry about the extra charge Sass - I'll pack some extra GORP for ya to try & cheer you up.

Gonzo - we are bringing our walkie talkies too. but our 12yo is going to be restricted from game boy. We do have checkers, cards, etc... though.”

“schufam....
that's cool....maybe i will "convince" james to leave his gameboy behind as well....”

“Oh Schufam, I'm not sad. It's really not a big deal, $10 isn't much. I do think it's rather ironic though. ;)”

“Wyatt may come yet. We'll see how he does at Fort Wilkins this weekend. He may be more receptive if his sisters are there. He's three years old - four in November. I got a ticket for him but I haven't decided yet if he'll join us.

Jenny left her brand spanken new Gameboy XP on the airplane when she flew to Florida to visit her Dad. He said he'd send her a new one. We'll see if Mr. Empty Promises follows through. She won't miss it if she has other kids to play with.

The girls are VERY excited about going! Maybe some of that will rub off on Wyatt. :o)”

“Gonzo-

Does James play Magicards, Star Wars, Yuh-Gi-Oh or Pokemon Trading Card Games (or any of the others for that matter)? If he does & I don't tell Alex - he will be very vexed with me.

Alex is also being persuaded to leave the CDs & CD Player behind.”

“Hey, if we don't have 15 are they gonna turn us away?!”

“we'll be camping out in their parking lot!!!”

“I paid for four. It better not matter if they show up or not!”

“lol, I can imagine the Leland police coming down and kids scattering everywhere!”

“I'm all packed and leaving after work tomorrow. See you there!”

“us too. can't wait!”

“we're still packing....must be nice to be so organized!!”

“:-) Gonzo, nice to see we aren't the only ones!”

“Us too!!”

“Who said anything about organized, lol? It's all just thrown in. =) Besides, our kids has way littler and probably less stuff than yours do.

We'll be on the road in about an hour and a half (just in time for the major rush hour traffic). If anyone has any problems or needs to reach us for any reason please feel free to call my cell phone @ 734-968-3779. I get service through about 95% of MI.

See you all tomorrow around 11:30!!!”

“we're finally all packed up and ready to roll....we'll leave tonight around midnight-1am and drive straight on thru....

see you all at leland!!”

“we're finally all packed up and ready to roll....we'll leave tonight around midnight-1am and drive straight on thru....

see you all at leland!!”

“You're prolly just heading out on the ferry as I type. Hope ya'll have a great trip. Really wish I coulda made this one.

W/ all those little ones around, I'm willing to bet the trip pics will be fun to look at!!”