Door County
We just got back yesterday from a long weekend up into the northern wilds of Wisconsin. Door County is a tiny peninsula of Wisconsin that juts out into the lake. It was a 4 hour drive from home. It had been recommended to us as a beautiful place to see the fall colours. And it was true!We got there Friday afternoon, and checked into the hotel in Sturgeon Bay, which is almost at the Southern most end of the peninsula. It had been quite an effort finding somewhere to stay, as this is apparently a very popular place at this time of year, and many places were already fully booked when I was looking 2 months earlier. But we found a Best Western so was clean, which is all that matters. Having done quite a bit of driving already that day, we decided to stay local for the afternoon. We had taken our bikes with us, so went cycling round Sturgeon Bay, which has some nice areas, but also some very steep hills! Then that evening Gordon had arranged for us to meet up with a guy called Mark, who also has a blog, and they read and comment on each others blogs so he had suggested we should meet him when we were there, as he happens to live in Sturgeon Bay. I had some reservations about meeting him, a total stranger who apparently spends a lot of time on a computer and invites strangers out for a drink, but I was pleasantly surprised to find he seemed normal, in fact nice, and there was not an axe or chain-saw in sight! Nor did we see him lurking outside our hotel the next morning ready to follow us!
Saturday and Sunday were spent driving round the county, stopping at various lighthouses and towns along the way. The towns all have lovely little craft and gift shops, although after looking at a few, you notice that they are all the same really. We even went paddling in the lake at a beach. The water was freezing, but us hardy Brits can handle that! We had some lovely food, but never got round to trying the local speciality, which is a fish boil. Apparently they get a huge pot, fill it with water and loads of vegetables, then put some fish in and boil it up. It sounds pretty boring, even to me who loves fish, but everyone said it is delicious. We will have to do that another time. I did have some cherry pie though, which is another of their specialities. We drove home Monday after doing a tour of a Door County winery, and tasting some of their wares. The weather held out for us very well, just coming up with some rain as we were leaving Monday morning. So a great weekend all in all. 
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Aren't we a cute couple :-)
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