Today we were taking a shortcut on the Ferry SS Badger from Manitowoc to Ludington. It was also supposed to serve as a rest day. It turned out to be anything but a rest day. I woke up late and had breakfast a Perkins at 8:00. We loaded our luggage on the truck at 10:00 and then did set off on a sight seeing trip. But first we stopped at Culver's for more frozen custard, some had banana splits, but I had a cone. We then went to the Manotowoc Maritime Museum, where we toured the USS Cobia, a World War II sub. Manitowoc had a shipyard during WWII and built 28 submarines for the US Navy. Marinette Marine of Marinette Wisconsin still builds the LCS class ships for the Navy. We then went to lunch and had burgers, before boarding the SS Badger at 1:00. Due to technical difficulties, the ship didn't sail until 3:00. Sitting there motionless was hot. Once underway things cooled off a bit, I watched a couple movies in the theater to pass the time. We docked in Ludington about 8:00 and were able to get our bikes about 8:30. We were off to the Ramada Inn, but we had to stop for pictures at the Michigan Welcome sign. By the time we unloaded luggage it was bedtime, I ate a Cliff Bar and went to bed.
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