Greek's Folly on the Great Loop: July 19, 20, 21,22 Nicolet Bay to Sister Bay

July 19, 20, 21,22 Fri, Sat, Sun,Mon Nicolet Bay to Sister Bay

The sun is shining, low winds - a perfect summer day. Pete and Sara arrive tonight so Tom and Colletta decide to do some cleaning before we leave the anchorage. Tom also works on the dinghy as the davit is coming unglued. We are quickly worn out and decide to take a refreshing dip. We head into Sister Bay so we are here for the weekend. Wally arrives by noon, Tom decides that he has done cleaning so we jump on Sommerfest and take an adventure. We travel south of Chambers Island and head to the western shore to Menominee. Tom and Wally chat and talk boating as Tom captains the boat and Colletta enjoys the sun, the spray and a nap on the back deck. It is a wonderful ride; we stop in a cove at Chambers Island and anchor to enjoy a swim and a beer. Once back in the slip we are alerted to severe weather headed out way. Pete and Sara arrive along with a spectacular lightening display and raindrops. We sit on the back deck, watch the show, and catch up with the newly engaged couple. We are so glad they are here!!

Saturday morning we rise - all 4 of us slowly as it is overcast, cloudy and sprinkling. Pete and Sara decide to explore Door County by car but not before we go to Al Johnson's and have breakfast of Swedish pancakes, meatballs and lingenberry sauce. The goats are on the roof and Pete reminisces of visiting Sister Bay as a kid. There is a Lego display at the village hall so while we wait for our table at Al Johnson's we peruse the Legos display.

The kids head to shops, wineries, and distilleries as Tom assists Wally with some projects on his boat. The rainy afternoon was a good time for Colletta to work on the blog. We meet up in Fish Creek at White Gull Inn with Pam, John and his sister Joanie joining the six of us. We enjoy the pre-dinner display of kerosene on the bonfire, the flare-up and then dinner of whitefish, potatoes and cherry pie. We walked to sunset beach for the beautiful sunset then to Wally and Deb's condo for a nightcap and card playing. A wonderful family evening.

Today we all were up early. Pete and Sara loaded the bikes into the car and headed to Washington Island for a day of exploring. Tom and Colletta joined Wally by going to church, then to Koepsel's market for sauerkraut and a final stop at the bakery. It is fun to explore a little farther with the car. Once back at the marina, Short Vacation arrives and all 7 of us go for a ride on Sommerfest. The ride starts with us being stopped by the US Coast Guard for a safety check before we head over to Chambers Island. The winds start to increase and continue to build as we cruise the area. We slowly head back to Sister Bay in 3-4 foot seas on the beam. The sprays soak the back deck but we remain dry during our bumpy ride back. We are pleased to reach the dock safely. We join Wally and Deb again at the condo for pizza and socializing.

This morning we enjoy a continental breakfast on the back deck, the Pete and Sara unfortunately head back to Minnesota. Tom immediately started working on the dingy, replacing the davit and pad and Colletta tackled the boat. It is wonderful having guests aboard and there is plenty of room for all of us and our stuff, but it is comfortable to move things around and get things back in their place. Pam was walking and shopping in town so Colletta joined her. John and Wally assisted and observed Tom as he got the pad cleaned and the davit glued and reapplied. He earned his nap!! We joined Wally and Deb for a Wisconsin dinner of brats and kraut and potato salad and listened to music from their deck. We played a card game, Up and down the River; Tom finally won so he will be willing to play again.