We had a leisurely morning that went by way too fast. I walked to a really cool coffee house near the harbor (Alterra Coffee Roasters) in a large brick Georgian style building surrounded by grass and charming umbrella-ed patios - very European looking. I went in for a latte, but was faced with fresh cinnamon rolls, quiches, pastries and myriads of muffins - of which I am not generally a fan, but such an unusual variety like pumpkin cranberry muffins and peanut butter banana muffins with chocolate chips and walnuts… I mean really! That was a bit cruel. But I mostly escaped with no more than a test taste.
John had phone calls and business to take care of while I did yoga on a very dirty dock.
Next it was a cab to a Verizon Wireless store the upgrade the boat’s internet connection. We drove down N. Lake Drive passing beautiful beaches with dozens of volleyball courts on clean white sand and dogs allowed on the beach- Offleash! Too exciting! The neighborhoods are spectacular with elegant old stone homes on at least an acre and tall luscious trees everywhere. After errands we headed back to Brady street for hot dogs (and veggie dogs) and our first cheese curds at Dog Haus to make the Wisconsin experience complete (and my tummy hurt).
We left the harbor at 1:30. The water was absolute glass so we traveled at a blazing 32 knots (we barely made 16 knots other days due to wind and sea). John shows me how he has learned to play ‘video games’ with the radar, tracking the speed and direction of nearby boats to see if we’re on a collision course. We dock at Harbor Center Marina in Sheboygan, WI and John scrubs the exterior while I clean the interior for the afternoon, and it’s off to dinner. OMG! Best dinner in 20 years. Trattoria Stefano in frickin’ Sheboygan. Go figure. Amazing salad with greens, parmesan shavings, thinly sliced pear, drizzled with honey …. So delicately flavorful. Orecchiette with rapini. Crazy good. Then best fresh, light, espresso-y moist Tiramisu ever.
Don and Debbie are supposed to arrive early evening (the captain and crew from the Santa Cruz fishing yacht ‘Hot Pursuit' has agreed to take on the great crossing from Sheboygan to Leland, MI tomorrow). Unfortunately, their luggage was lost they so had dinner at the airport and didn’t arrive until after 10:30 pm.
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