Check off another adventure in the Lyndee chronicles. I’ve spent plenty of time on water (my happy
place) but never lived on a sailboat for 5 days. It was definitely a Labor Day for the books. Thursday
Brian, Mel, Ryan and I loaded up the truck and started out for Sturgeon Bay,
Wisconsin.
The drive was supposed to be about 7 ½ hours. We made it in a lightning fast 10 hour
pace. Hey, it was vacation and we had
some stops to make. Unfortunately we
didn’t make it to the Spam museum like I hoped.
Sigh. Maybe next trip. We stopped at Newt’s in Rochester, MN for
lunch on my dad’s recommendation. It was
great! And I’m not just talking about the fish and chips. I also found the
fusion of two of my favorite drinks. A
long island mule. Oh yes, you read that
right. A Long Island Iced Tea and a
Moscow Mule doing a delicious and divine dance on my tongue. Mind blown!
After numerous potty breaks because some of my friends, who shall
remain unnamed, have the bladder of a 10 year old girl we finally hit
Wisconsin. Luckily, the next potty break
was perfectly timed. Divine intervention
if you ask me. We pulled off the ramp
and lo and behold, the magnificent sight of Lambeau Field. I was pretty much a crackhead version of a
kid on Christmas morning as we walked around that sacred ground and took
pictures. Even my non-Packer loving
friends appreciated the history and magnitude of being there.
We finally arrived in Sturgeon Bay and on the boat. Wow. That’s all I got. If you’ve never been
to Door County, I would highly recommend it.
As we shuttled our stuff out to the boat via the little boat, aka the
dink, my soul was instantly happy. And
as if floating in the bay on a boat wasn’t cool enough, how about looking up at
the sky to see your first life viewing of the Northern Lights? I couldn’t
capture their beauty in pictures but it will forever be burned in my mind.
Friday we sailed around the bay.
Eventually we docked in a little resort town called Fish Creek and met
up with Misty. This town is
adorable. We enjoyed dinner and drinks
at Bayside. Checked out a crazy shop that sold high end minks ($2700), art,
jewelry and handguns. Because who doesn’t
buy a gun when they buy drop a couple g’s on a mink coat? Um, yea…maybe Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
would enjoy shopping there but not my cup of tea. There was no Dollar Tree to be found. Foiled again! Back at the boat we were
blessed to see the northern lights AGAIN! Hello astronomical lottery! We had
some drinks, played cards and laughed until our faces hurt until the wee hours
of the morning.
Saturday we sailed to Menominee, Michigan. The weather was absolutely
perfect. I can’t put into words how peaceful it is to be sailing with no land in
sight, listening to music, watching the waves and feeling the occasional spray
of water on your face.
Saturday night we walked around exploring Menominee and met some
wonderful and fun people. You can’t
judge the real character of a place until you mingle with the locals and I can
say that Menominee rocks. And the
Hawkeyes and Panthers both won their football games. That’s a stellar Saturday for this girl.
Sunday we took our time sailing back to Sturgeon Bay and then explored
the town. Well, some would call it bar
hopping. You say potato, I say
potatoe.
You know that friend that likes
to get sassy and push your buttons and sometimes you just have to do something
crazy like throw their shoe on the roof after they’ve doubted you will
retaliate? Yeah, Misty and I had a moment like that. It’s not every day you get
kicked out of the bar because you’re wearing one shoe and bleeding from the arm
but Misty won that prize.
Monday was a long drive home but I was excited for my bed. And I made
memories this weekend I will never forget with some amazing friends. No, I didn’t go to the gym while I was gone
but I definitely got in a hell of an ab workout from laughing. Thank you Mel, Ryan, Brian, Misty and Gaich
for a fabulous five days. And Wolverine, you rock Prince. #fearless40
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