People often ask after our week in Pentwater, "how was your vacation?" And my answer is always the same. Pentwater was good. Regardless of the weather. Regardless of the activities. Regardless of the changes in water temperature or beach configuration or bugs or fish, Pentwater is always good.
There are few surprises about our time in Pentwater each year.
We stay in the same house with the same people.
We generally spend our days on the beach playing with cousins...
swimming in Lake Michigan (which was shockingly and surprising pleasant all week)...
playing in the sand and in the dunes...
and reading and visiting.
We do meals together every night...
play games and hang out in the house...
walk into town for browsing and shopping...
meet up with the whole extended family for spaghetti night and s'more's night...
use a cool or rainy morning to grab breakfast at the Old Hamlin...
walk into town for ice cream...
and enjoy Michigan sunsets on the beach.
The 3 older cousins also did a fair bit of running together throughout the week, including a few runs of the 4.5-5 miles it takes to get to the beach each day.
Pentwater is never a surprising vacation. It is comfortable and relaxing as we follow the same formula from year to year.
We had good weather, plenty of beach time, lots of fun with family, and all our traditions firmly in place.
So how was our Pentwater vacation this year?
It was good!
