Headed up to the North Shore to celebrate Bill’s birthday. Stopped in Duluth for our favorite up north pizza at Pizza Lucé (I think this is mostly my thing, Bill puts up with it). Headed to Superior Shores during an ice/snow storm. Roads were a little treacherous; Bill’s driving was great, he tells me to keep my eyes closed during the drive, due to the noises that sometime come out of my mouth. We arrive after dark and the waves are huge as they hit the shore. It is a beautiful night on the lake.

Saturday morning the lake was quite calm. What a difference from last night. Bill slept in and I did some reading in the jacuzzi tub. Candles and a book… great relaxation time. Another one of our favorite places to eat for breakfast is Betty Pies. Bill ate pancakes and I had apple fritter French toast. SO YUMMY! We walked the trail at Gooseberry Falls. As normal, Denise had no mittens or winter boots along. So off we went to the store in Two Harbors for boots. With appropriate winter gear, we went for a great hike from our lakeshore cabin along the lake in front of Superior Shores Resort. So beautiful… huge surfing waves, and so quiet. As the waves crested, the ice chunks floating in the water were pulled away from one another, and we could see they were actually perfectly formed RINGS of ice. It was a great time and the weather was perfect!