Greetings! Well, this weekend was a trip to Door County, and it was great. I went with Chad, my Aunt Peggy, my Aunt Cathy, and AC's bestie Linda. We left Thursday morning. AC and Linda drove separately because they went up earlier and are staying later. Chad, AP, and I left Thursday morning. It is a six hour drive, but took us about 7 hours with stops, which is really not bad at all. Nothing too exciting about the car ride.
We got in and were staying at the Cain's Country House. In theory, a lovely place. Actually, when you get there, to the naked (ha, ha... you said naked) eye, it is lovely as well. But then you really take a close look. Food all over under the table, no soap in the dispensers, dirty blankets, dead bugs in the beds, a wine bottle wedged in between the mattress and box spring, dusty, wet toilet paper, etc. Unfortunately, we also had an issue with who was sleeping where, but I am not going to get into that again. Suffice it to say, Chad and I ended up in the VERY cold basement. We had to wear socks to keep us warm (and our feet clean) and because we did not have a bathroom, we peed in a bucket. That's right... I peed in a bucket in the middle of the night... what of it?!?!
So after we took a tour of the lovely place and then went and bought things like hand soap, toilet paper, and citronella candles (I felt like a schmear) at the local Target (a half hour away), our vacation began. That night we went into Fish Creek to eat at one of our favorite places called Mr. Helsinki's. I had cheese fondue for din din. It was delish. Then came my favorite part... dessert. It was my favorite thing last time from DC and my favorite again. A bananas foster crepe with chocolate in the middle, smothered with carmel and ice cream... and of course, bananas foster. Amazingly good! Then, we walked into a few stores before heading back home. Once there, we played Scrabble, and then went to sleep in the ice box.
Friday morning we woke up, got ready, and went back into Fish Creek (our favorite of the towns). We had breakfast at Julie's. It was a cute little place with good food. Everyone enjoyed themselves. Then, we were off and running. It was a TON of shopping from that point forward. It was fun, but I think we OD'd on shopping for my liking. After shopping in Fish Creek, we had lunch, and then went off to shop in Egg Harbor. Surprisingly enough, there was not much to buy in Egg Harbor. We all remembered the shopping being better there, but by then, I was spent and ready to be done anyway. On our way back, we stopped at this Country Store that has a ton of samples. We all had a 2nd lunch basically... Linda easily ate 12 pounds of Cherry Strudel. It was pretty funny. Then, we went back to the house, emptied out the car, and made a reservation for dinner at the Log Den.
Dinner was a comedy of errors. We sat down, and 20 minutes later we finally met our waitress. The hostess came and apologized and said she was new. So we ordered. I went up and got my salad, only to find a little red bug crawling around my lettuce. Then, the waitress brought Chad and I lemons for our water... they were literally brown, so we returned those as well. My steak was a little over done, AP got the wrong sides, and Linda never got the asparagus she ordered. It also took, what felt like YEARS to get refills. Oh, and it took about 50 minutes to get our orders. Needless to say, we spoke to the owner who gave us 10% off... whatever! After dinner it was back to the house where Chad and I enjoyed a lovely bath in the tub.
Saturday... Happy 4th of July!! We got ready and this time went to Al Johnson's for breakfast. This is where the roof is covered in grass and they have goats on the roof eating the grass... literally. So funny to see! After a wonderful breakfast, we went to Gills Rock, Sister Bay, and Ephraim. Again, more shopping and stops into different places. We also went to Lake Michigan where the beach was literally covered in shells. Billions and billions of shells. No sand, all shells. It was pretty cool. On our way back, we stopped for lunch at a little sandwich and ice cream shop. Chad and I had one of the best pizzas I have ever had. We were all exhausted so we went home and took a nap.
When we woke up, we drove into Sturgeon Bay for dinner at the Stone Harbor Resort, followed by our 4th of July fireworks cruise. For $15/person, we went on the Harbor Lady boat for 2.5 hours. We cruised around, enjoyed a sundae bar, and then watched fireworks. We had so much fun on the boat... I would say it was the highlight of the trip. Everyone was in a good mood, tons of laughing... good times. AP and AC both also bought lots of glow sticks and such... we were pretty decorated in headbands, necklaces, ear rings, pendants, bracelets, and more. It really was great. And... I LOVE fireworks, always have. I am a big fan, and it was so fun to watch them with Chad, wrapped in each others arms. Great end to a great trip.
Yesterday we woke up, ate breakfast at Liberty Square in Egg Harbor, and headed out of town. The drive back seemed to take FOREVER. AP slept the last few hours, so I drove. But we made it back safely and had a great time.
Next trip... Herzl's Alumni Camp August 7-9!
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