Al is pointing out where Washington Island is, where we took the ferry to.
Our first stop on the island was the Island Lavender Company.
We were getting hungry so we found a restaurant.
The food was delicious! I have never tasted a better wrap EVER!
Next stop: Schoolhouse Beach.
One of five beaches in the world with perfectly smooth stones.
In a devotional book I read, "Streams in the Desert", there is a story about Pebble Beach in California that I think it is applicable here too.
"The raging white surf continually roars, thundering and pounding against the rocks on the shore. These stones are trapped in the arms of merciless waves. They are tossed, rolled, rubbed together, and ground against the sharp edges of the cliffs. Both day and night, this process of grinding continues relentlessly. And what is the result?"
"A little further up the coast, just around the point of the cliff, is a quiet cove. Protected from the face of the ocean, sheltered from the storms, and always in the sun, the sands are covered with an abundance of pebbles never sought by the travelers. So why have these stones been left untouched through all the years? Simply because they have escaped all the turmoiil and the grinding of the waves. The quietness and peace have left them as they have always been - rough, unpolished, and devoid of beauty- for the polish is the result of difficulties.
Since God knows what niche we are to fill, let us trust Him to shape us to it. And since He knows what work we are to do, let us trust Him to grind us so we will be properly prepared."
It was FREEZING, but the girls wanted to get in the water.
Heart shaped stone
They have a working phone there!
The girls' clothes were drenched, so we wrung them out, then hung them out the window to dry while we drove to the next spot.
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