Thursday, June 14

Dinner at the Inn at Kristofer's

Sunset - Sister Bay

Bar stools at JJ's - local color Sister Bay

We continued our tour of Door County traveling through beautiful, yet potentially treacherous waters - including the infamous Porte Des Morts Passage, also known as Death's Door.  This strait links Green Bay to Lake Michigan and historically many ships have foundered in its waters.
After a short 18-mile run we entered the Sister Bay Marina.
Something like thirty years ago, aboard our sailboat - The Prologue - we joined a flotilla of our wild & crazy friends for a fun packed, alcohol fueled weekend of sailing in these very same waters.  Unlike then, our cocktail hour now starts  at 6:00 pm instead of 10:00 am & there has been no "dipping" in the waters ............... burrrrrr!
Instead, we hopped on our bikes to play tourists and explore the town.  Of course there was the mandatory stop at Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant & Butiks for a picture of the goats on the roof - tomorrow morning we will return for breakfast (Charlie will miss his "breakfast club" - John & Caroline and Russell & Ann).

Back Cove 34 - Charlie's dream boat

At a local marina we spotted what could be our dream boat & just had to stop for a tour.  We were not disappointed & Charlie was tempted to spend our children's inheritance on the spot.  This beauty is known as a Back Cove 34 -  it would be the perfect cruiser for a couple doing The Loop.

Al Johnson's - goats on roof

We ended our day with an exceptional dinner at the Inn at Kristofer's - worth every calorie - although I fear we are getting fat - too many temptations!