Door County Getaway

As is usual with our road trips, we got a late start, what with prepping and packing up the doggies and shuttling them to Camp Bow Wow. But darn it, by 10 am we were off! Took the typical non-descript drive up I 65 to I 90 and then...CONSTRUCTION. I used to think Indiana was the home of eternal, pointless construction, but now, after a decade's worth of trips to Chicago, it is clear to me that Illinois is the land of the uncompleted road project. Going through Chicago added an hour and a half to our trip. If there are any ferry company operators out there--c'mon, Gary to Milwaukee! Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

Finally, FINALLY made it to the Door County peninsula. Sunny and cool...drove past some fanTAStic local shops (can't wait to check out the Chocolate Chicken on the way back!) We arrived at the Village View Inn, checked in (I think we may have interrupted the proprietor's supper...he gave no indication he minded), and set out exploring the area.

Took a short, 2 minute downhill walk to the bay shore park. We enjoyed the clean air, the clean park, and the clean water of Green Bay. (Having grown up on Lake Ontario, it was odd to experience a Great Lake without the accompanying odor of dead fish...) We had fish fry at the D.C. Deli. I had a Spotted Cow - a pretty sweet wheat beer without all the wheatiness. The fried perch was good, the cole slaw was great, and the servers were friendly. The place wasn't busy at all on a Friday night - either we missed the rush, or it's just not as established as some of the other restaurants in town (the decor seemed very new). After dinner, I got a Death's Door chocolate cone at the Door County Ice Cream Factory...yumm-EE. We walked a bit more, and took in the late stages of the sunset over the bay.