Day 16: Grand Haven, MI to Ludington,MI - 0 miles (not counting shuttle van miles), Blake Hird

Today we got to have yet another late wake up, due to the fact of the crash yesterday. Which lead to the leadership decision of taking a zero day to help everyone recoup and get going after ferry day. We went to Panera bread for breakfast and had a quick briefing to clarify the upcoming logistics of our rides, which cleared some of the confusion on what our plans were after the rough day we had yesterday. After we headed back to the hotel, Evan arranged for a late checkout time of 12:00, which gave everyone time to pack up their panniers and get the bikes down to the lobby. We rented a 14 person van and we packed 4 bikes in with many panniers and two rows of seating for 6 kids, along with Mr Hird and Mr Malinchock . We used the van to shuttle the crew to the Ludington campsite. Mr Malinchock took the van back to Grand Haven to get Cole, Evan and Sean. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew checked out a cool beach about a mile away from the campsite. The beach was pristine with an amazing walk to a lighthouse on the water. We had a great time walking and looking at the great views from the island lighthouse. We walked back to a pizza place and some of the crew went back to camp. Wyatt and I stayed and got dinner. Overall, it was a good feeling to have a day off and realize how lucky we are that no one got hurt and we are able to push forward with our trip.