DOING THE TOURIST THING!!

A couple of days ago, Jenny, Larry and I drove up North to visit a couple of places she had been telling me about.

Our first stop was at a place called "The Commons", which is a deli/restaurant/store owned and operated by an Amish family. This wooden horse and buggy sit just across the street from the store. We had planned on eating at the restaurant, which we did, and which was pretty disappointing. The food was OK, but most of it was prepared off site and didn't have that homemade quality to it. Larry ordered a BLT and it came with one slice of bacon. He had ordered it before and it came loaded with bacon, so he was really disappointed.

We drove further North and came upon the largest covered bridge in Ohio at a place called Harpersfield. We had taken chairs, so we sat on the bank of the river watching people play in the water, and little guys with their fishing poles catching baby fish and having to be enticed to throw them back into the water. One little tyke would not throw it back until he could show Mommy what he'd caught. I just knew by the time he got to his Mom and then released the fish, that the fish had died, but apparently it had just enough air left to survive the trauma. We stayed there for about an hour and then got into the car and drove to our next site.

Geneva on the Lake, in Geneva, Ohio. Located on Lake Erie, it's a nice bustling tourist location with many cottages for rent along the lake. In the village are a number of restaurants, tourist shops, t-shirt shops, you name it. This particular location where we got out of the car is the local park with benches and picnic tables set up for people to spend a few minutes, or spend the day.

The weather was a cool 75-78 degrees. Absolutely beautiful the entire day. We all enjoyed the drive and enjoyed the fresh air. Jenny and I both mused about how great it would be to own a cottage sitting on a beautiful lake and to be able to sit on the porch watching the water and the sun as it rises or sets. Oh well, perhaps with my winnings in the Lottery!!!

Ain't life grand!!!! Adios until next time!!!!