Panic!

Terry should have been a dentist.  He wood'a made a mint off her! 

9-19-2010  Sunday.  Today we mostly just drove around the area we were staying.  But first, Martha and I had to wash clothes.  I was down to my last pair of underwear and I am not free-spirited enough to go without!   We went to a Laundromat in “Sister Bay”, the community up from where we stayed.

Afterwards, we were driving thru the town and saw a restaurant with goats on the roof.  It was called Al Johnson’s, and was a Swedish restaurant/gift shop.   The roof had grass on top and three goats were on top, feasting on the grass.  Terry found a fair maiden, but he decided she was a little wooden in her personality and decided to stick with me. 

Goat on roof of restaurant

Yes, they were real!  We saw them walking and eating.

We wondered how they get down

We visited an apple and cherry market where we stocked up on fruit products.  I wanted to ship some Honey Crisp apples to Tifton, but it cost $43 to ship 20 apples.  Ridiculous!!  So we bought 4 to go with our cheese we bought earlier. 

We drove to the tip of the county and looked across towards Washington Island.  Although the island can only reached by ferry, it apparently has a year-round population.  I believe I read that the school has 81 students.  It has an eye doctor and a visiting dentist, and a library, plus restaurants and shops.

Water of Lake Michigan is very cold and clear

Dave looks for birds; Martha takes pictures.  Washington Island in the background.

That evening we went to a play at Peninsula Park.  The play was in a new building that was surrounded by walls that apparently could be opened in the warmer weather.  There was no heating but the floors had the capability of being heated.  As we sat outside waiting for the doors to open, a big roaring bonfire was going.  We were able to watch the sun set over the water.

The name of the play was Panic; it was a murder mystery.  There were only 5 people in the play.  I was able to spot the killer early on but the acting itself was pretty good.  We had a good time.  Afterwards we headed back to the motel and ate our cheese and crackers and apples for supper.