Lutsen day 2

We've had a relaxing time so far during our time here in Lutsen. The weather has been perfect during the day--about 70 or so and it has rained every evening so far. Thankfully it isn't humid during the day.
Yesterday morning we walked down the road about 3/4 of a mile to the Lutsen Resort that is on Lake Superior. They have a nice flat, rocky beach with several sets of Adirondack chairs. Dan and I sat in them while the kids had a blast playing on the beach. Darin was entertained for a very long time throwing driftwood and rocks into the water while the rest of the kids looked for interesting rocks or just ran around.

Natalie in the Kelty on the way to the beach.
Ellie after tripping on the beach.




After supper last night we attempted to have a campfire. I say attempted because we weren't all that successful and it wasn't nearly as relaxing as we had anticipated. I had the kids collect some small twigs with which to get the fire going since there was a pile of larger pieces of birch near the fire ring. The fire didn't go as planned. I think the wood was a bit wet yet since it had rained the night before. Dan did even go and get some drier wood from a nearby gas station but we still didn't have much luck unless I kept blowing on the fire to keep it going (yeah, I can hear all the comments already about how I'm filled with hot air). Then to make matters worse, there was a plague of flies that kept attacking us. And there was the very friendly chipmunk who kept trying to eat our s'more ingredients. So everyone else went inside while I quickly roasted the marshmallows. And as soon as I got inside, it started to rain.