We made it safely.

We made it without much drama to Door County today. We stopped in Fish Creek and had lunch. The village itself, the place we ate and a lot of the restaurant patrons made me think of Cape Cod, and I could see why Door County has been called the Cape Cod of the Midwest.

We wandered down to the harbor and then visited Peninsula State Park, which is on the Green Bay side of the Door County peninsula. It was a clear and pleasant day -- highs around 65 (18.3 C) and a light breeze. We visited a small lighthouse and I climbed an observation tower that Tom declined to ascend, having done so many years ago and feeling satisfied with that one venture.

Tom wanted me to get the boat in the picture, too. 

That's the Strawberry Channel of Green Bay behind him and some islands that you cannot make out on the horizon..

Tom is reading the historical marker in front of the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse,

built in 1868 and still guiding boats through the narrow Strawberry Channel.

 

This is the Eagle Tower Tom did not want to climb. It is only 76 feet (23 m) high, but it sits right above the 180 foot (55 m) limestone Eagle Bluff, so when you are up there, it seems much higher and not nearly so sturdy as it looks from the ground.

Then we drove on to Ephraim, which we could see from the park, and located the High Point Inn where we are staying.

Before checking in, though, we drove up to the end of the peninsula and made a visit to Newport State Park, which is on the Lake Michigan side. We sat on a bench overlooking the lake for awhile and just relaxed.

 Looking north along the shoreline

Then back to the Inn to check into our very nice unit -- two bedrooms [each with a TV], living room with fireplace and large flat screen TV and DVD/Blu-Ray player, two baths (one with whirlpool), WiFi, fully furnished kitchen, very private balcony. Lovely place. The only thing that would have made it better would have been a big view of the lake or the bay, but as it is our balcony looks out on a lot of apple trees. So no complaints. The staff is nice, the place is quiet. There is a pool and fitness center, although our exercise is mainly going to be walking around parks and looking at art galleries.

Tom relaxing in the living room with his laptop in his lap, of course.

For more photos of Ephraim, the lighthousw and the High Point Inn, see the previous post.