Last Camping trip of the summer

So even though we were in nature's playground this summer, we really on got a couple of camping trips in. But we did get one last camping trip of the summer the weekend after Labor Day up in Door County. We have only camped there once or twice because of their awful reservation system. It is very difficult to get a site in the summer without paying a fee that is almost another night of camping just to make the reservation.

Anyhoo... we drove up after work on Friday, we got out of town at a decent time, just not decent enough to make it to the campground before dark! So we set up in the dark, which was fine because there are 5 campgrounds at Peninsula state park and because it was after Labor Day, we had the place practically to ourselves! It was a beautiful site and huge!

It was a little cold on Friday night, after our experiences camping this summer, I may want to look into a little propane tent heater for next summer. But we got both dogs piled on top of us and it was warm enough to sleep. We woke up Saturday to what sounded like kids throwing rocks at our campsite. In reality it was a bunch of rowdy squirrels throwing pine-cones down from the trees to collect later. They were merciles and had deadly aim, all we could do is hide out in the tent until they were done! Saturday was gorgeous and we drove into Fish Creek to have some of Smilin' Bob's Bar Room Chili and some deep fried Door County Cheese Curds. (Yes a lunch that should only be accompanied by a trip to the cardiologist!) We wandered around Fish Creek for a while until we had haunted each of the shops and then headed back to camp to relax from the effort.

Our friend Lee had gotten us tickets to their sold out show "Guys and Does" so we drove into Ephram as the sun was setting over the Bay to see the show. It was cute, alot like Guys on Ice but in a hunting cabin.

After the play, we rushed to the Drive In to see District 9. It was a good idea and I'm glad that we did it, but we were not as prepared as we needed to be. we had our chairs and our cooler, but because we were running late we missed the beginning of the movie and couldn't get out of the car and set up the way we needed to. Plus, watching the moving from inside the car, our windshield was dirty and we had not washer fluid!! It was still a fun experience and we can red-box the movie if we want to follow it better!

Sunday was all about relaxing in the site until it was time to pack up and go. After we were packed, we did drive the long way out of Peninsula State Park so Pete could take some pictures of the scenery. We also climbed to the top of the tower. It was fun, but I did not stay up long! I wanted to try the Sweetango apples, so we stopped at a couple of farm markets on the way back including the one with the Corn Maze that we actually got lost in!

We stopped at Friar Tucks for dinner as we passed through Manitowoc and had the second perfect weekend in a row!