Super 8 Motel Marinette

... But that does not distract from the serenity the whole county exudes. With more shoreline than any other US county it has it’s own microclimate which in turn has led to extraordinarily successful fruit growing: the region is famous for its apples and is America’s leading cherry growing centre. As a visitor you will get bombarded by cherry pie, heck, you can even get cherry wine. Care for more factoids? Door County lies on the 45th parallel ...

... motorways that had been closed the days before because of the floodings have reopened. We decided to go into Chicago around 11, avoiding the rush hours. We had to pick up the new car in the centre and then go to the airport with 2 cars in order to return the old car. Everything went smoothely. We could pick up the new car before our scheduled time, and did not even need to pay the dreaded ...

Well, finally got some rest and have more or less adjusted to life in the MidWest. Amazing. 90% of the people here couldn't tell you what country Amsterdam or Zurich are in, much less point to it on a map. No conception of cultures other than their own. Mostly the opposite is true over there. When I was in a cab to go to the station to take the bus from ...

... for 8.5 hours :(. The food was surprisingly OK though. And the service was decent for a US carrier. This is how it goes. You take off...you sleep two hours. You eat something, you watch a movie (The Counterfeiters - GOOD MOVIE), you sleep a little..then you wake up. Still 4 hours left?!?!?! UGH>you watch another movie (Solaris...so and so, but I like Clooney so it was OK), eat again...still 2 hours left. Read and sleep until the ordeal is ...

... time it was truly special... a deep rooted Door County specialty... The Fish Boil. Normally catering to tourists, these are usually held on Fridays and Saturdays with lots of pageantry & fireworks of huge boiling cauldrons atop blazing wood fires climaxing with the boil-over causing the combustible, cook-off byproducts to cascade down onto the fire resulting in the type of scene usually reserved for a southern ...

When I said dinner and drinks served on a train, it isn't what you think. When I say "served on a train", I mean a train brought them to our table, not that we were actually served while sitting on a train :-p PC Junction is a great kid-friendly family restaurant in Peninsula Center with a train theme... even though there is not even a set of tracks to be found anywhere ON the peninsula (Door County ...

... night very unhappy. Not horrible though, we've been handling it pretty well taking turns so everyone is still getting sleep. Should be a fun day today, but we're really looking forward to dinner tonight at PC Junction (Peninsula Center)!! Choo-Choo!!! Dinner and drinks served on a train!!

Not much happened today but I guess that's what a good vacation day should be like :-) Had a great big vacation breakfast at Scaturo's in Sturgeon Bay with Mom and Collin flirted with the waitresses like he always does. Had a nice walk down 3rd street, the main drag in S.B ...

Finally! We're where we're supposed to be unwinding for the next 4 days; not really possible in 4 days but it will be nice to try. We are in beautiful Sturgeon Bay in Door County Wisconsin (Google it because I don't have time to give you the entire run down). We're staying at the wonderful Bay Shore Inn (again, Google it if you want more details). I ...

... world traveler 4. Richard Bendall - will join us in Spain. What's great about Richard is that he is so large (I think 6 foot 5 and well over 300) that I look petite standing next to him. The big shoes are a bit disconcerting tho :) Others may join at other locations. Charles is back in London and may join us in Amsterdam. Too bad they got back so late - would have been nice to skip Barcelona and hit London for 24 hours on the ...