Day One in Door County

After cancelling our campground reservations and spending five hours in the ER last Monday to find out that my pain was from a kidney stone, I woke up Tuesday morning feeling physically quite a bit better even if I was in a sad emotional state. Around 8:30, when Hubby suggested we take a ride to Door County, I sprang into action. We left the house an hour later.

What would have been a three hour drive was much longer due to lots of potty breaks, but that’s okay. We finally stopped for lunch around 1:30 at Bay Shore County Park in Benderville. Dino wanted to play, but no dogs were allowed in the playground area. He really needed a nap by then anyway, so finally laid down by our picnic table while we ate our picnic lunch. 

Before we left home, I had taken a few minutes to see what accommodations were available in Sturgeon Bay. I thought that Beach Harbor Resort sounded promising as they allowed pets, was right on the water and was reasonably priced. 

Hubby had doubts as we pulled up. It looked fairly old, but I told him life is an adventure. 

In fact it had been built in the 1940s and had been very fashionable at the time. After it’s heyday, it had sat empty for years, before a couple bought it, fourteen years ago, revamped it and reopened it. 

Our room was nothing fancy, but was clean. Didn’t stay that way long once we moved in though, huh? 

After settling in, we took a walk, first down to the dock. 

Then along the dead-end road until we reached the end and the beginning of the trail into Potawatomi State Park. The trail offered beautiful views of Sturgeon Bay

 We didn’t spend much time in the state park, as it was getting supper time and we were tired. 

There would be much more to see the next day.