A Trip Dork County

Last weekend Joey, Perro the pup and I went on camping trip in Door County, WI (also known in the Lebens household as Dork County, due to the dorky stories my parents brought back from their trip last year.) On the way there, we stopped at Kwik Trip in Spring Valley to buy gas and veggie burger buns. While the van was filling up, we noticed a huge puddle of antifreeze beneath it. Those fools at Valvoline forgot to tighten the lower radiator hose clamp when I had a flush and fill. Luckily, the van was turned off or it might have overheated and died on the side of the road like my beloved Festiva. A few gallons of pre-mixed antifreeze later, we were back on the highway, our brush with van death forgotten.



We camped two nights in Potawatomi State Park. Perro loved sniffing the trees and hiking along the Tower Trail. I brought along his Pound Puppies sleeping bag so he was cozy at night.



On Saturday we ate at Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant (Perro waited in the van). There are usually goats in the sod roof of the restaurant, but it was raining outside so the roof was too slippery for them. The appetizers were ligonberries, wasa brot (crispbread) and limpa (light rye bread). I had a big plate of parsnips, rutabagas, and potatoes with a fried egg on top and a side of pickled beets. Joey ate the perch sandwich. Yum! I wish I had room for some fruit soup for dessert, but I was stuffed.



Here's a small picture of the goats:





Before heading home, we toured the Eagle Bluff lighthouse, visited the maritime museum in Sturgeon Bay and sampled exceedingly sweet cherry wine at the Door County Winery. We avoided the infamous fish boil - I might be Swedish, but I draw the line at the bland, mushiness of boiled fish. Bring on the pickled beets instead!