Alyssa is a typical teenager and likes to sleep in. While she was still in bed, the rest of us had breakfast and decided to go kayaking. We had to take Jonalyn with us even though we only had two single kayaks. She went with me and sat in front of me because together we make the weight limit. It worked OK, but next time, I’m going to have her facing me. I kept whacking her in the head with the paddle!

They threatened rain later in the day, but the weather was fine for us. Cloudy and cool, but that way we didn’t get too hot as we paddled.

There was some wind and out on Sturgeon Bay is was a bit choppy. We got some water in over the side of the kayak. At least we didn’t tip over! It was so beautiful and peaceful and relaxing. What a great way to start the day. If only we could do that every day.

The forecast said a 90% chance of rain, so once Alyssa was up, we decided to head up to Fish Creek again for some shopping and dinner. It’s fun to visit all the little shops inside these historic homes and buildings. We did come home with a pound of fudge – yum! Otherwise we browsed and touched (my BFF introduced me to the tactile pleasures of shopping LOL!) and enjoyed ourselves.

Then we decided to try something uniquely Door County – a fish boil. They have big pots of water over fires outside. The cook adds red potatoes, onions, and finally Lake Michigan whitefish to the pot. He told us the fish we were eating that night was either caught early that same day or the night before. Can’t get much fresher than that!

 

The oil rises to the top of the water. At the very end, they add kerosene to the fire to overboil the pot and get rid of the grease.

We then went inside and ate the fish which they pour butter and lemon juice over, potatoes, onions, and applesauce.

Alyssa doesn’t like fish, so she had a hamburger.

There are bones in the fish. We managed them alright. The problem was making sure there weren’t any in Jonalyn’s meat.

We finished off with cherry pie. Door County is famous for its cherries. The pie was delicious (yes, I went off the gluten free for it. And it was worth every moment of suffering.)

Do you like fish? How do you like it prepared?