Door County!

Door County was wonderful. For those of you who don’t know where that is, it’s the “thumb” that sticks out into Lake Michigan above Green Bay, Wisconsin. Friday night we looked around Sturgeon Bay and had dinner at a fish boil. They put everything (fish, carrots, red potatoes and onions) in a big pot over an open fire outside and cook the food. At the last minute they pour kerosene on the fire, it flames up, the pot boils over and dinner is ready. They serve it to you swimming in butter, but it’s very good. Ken even ate it and he doesn’t like fish!


Saturday we traveled the loop around Door County, stopping at cute little shops and markets. We went up the east side of the “thumb” and stopped at Sister Bay to visit Al Johnson’s Restaurant. It’s Scandinavian and they have a sod roof with goats eating the grass on the roof. From there we went all the way to Northport where you can catch a ferry to Washington Island, but we were running out of time so we turned around and continued down the west side of the “thumb”. We had great views of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, and more shops and parks. Cherries are very big in Door County – they grow there – so I had a cherry margarita with lunch! Yum.

We lost the linkage rod from the transfer case on the Durango so we just sat and rested on Sunday. It’s always good to catch our breath and relax. We’re retired and really don’t have to push. That’s the best part of this life – no schedule. Stay tuned for our next stop!