Fall At the BH/Anniversary Trip

We snuck back up to the BH in route to our anniversary weekend in TC. Got to spend one night before dropping the boys off with Grandma and Grandpa and heading up to do some wine tasting. Per usual, the colors did not dissappoint.
We were lucky enough to get to stay at the home of a co-worker of Dan's. Chuck's house is gorgeous and huge. Dan and I got there first and went to The Red Mesa Grill for lunch. If you ever go...the tortilla soup is a must. It's the perfect combo of salt and lime. Yummy. On our way back to the house, we finally found the elusive wind turbine of Traverse City! It made Dan's day!

Shel and Todd arrived shortly after and we mapped out our own wine tour for Friday afternoon. We hit Shady Lane Cellars, Ciccone, Willow and Mawby. It was really cool. At some of the winerys you pay a fee and get to try 5 or so different wines. At others, they pick them for you and still others all the tastings are free. Each one is different enough from the last that it was a fun experience. The view from Willow was the most gorgeous. But I think I liked the sparkling wines at Mawby the best. I can't be sure though since we all agreed that the last winery you visit usually ends up being the one you had the most fun at!

We went out to dinner that night at Boon's Long Lake steak house. The food was really good and there was tons of it! Even the mojitos came in tumblers! You could easily split a meal and still end up with leftovers.

The next morning we stopped at the Omlette Shop for breakfast before heading into Suttons Bay. We scheduled a wine tour that started out to the Vineyard Inn there. We boarded the limo bus with 2 other couples and hit 6 winerys. Only one of them (Willow) overlapped our tour from the day before. The new ones were Lelanau Cellars, Black Star Farms, Silver Leaf, Boskydel, and 45th Parallel. We bought a ton of wine and only got yelled at 2 times! I'm sorry, but you just can't leave a John Deer tractor out when drunk Dan is around! :)

After shopping around Sutton's Bay and Traverse City we crashed out for a while and then hit a late movie. Burn Before Reading was enjoyed by all.

Headed back Sunday to pick up the kids and swung back by our place so I could plant some perinneals that Amy gave me. I just hope the deer don't eat them before they can take root!

It was a great trip! I would go back again in a minute. Between the beautiful fall scenery, the food, the wine and the fun...I think this could become a yearly ritual.