also some cute pictures of a mama Mallard and her 2 babies. Greg said he better not tell the guys that we were taking pictures of plain ol' Mallards on vacation. So now he won't have to tell them. They can just look at the picture!
Then off we went, and we did make it to Bayfield.
We decided to stay at the Bay Front Inn hooked on to the Pier Plaza Restaurant and Pickled Herring Bar where all the employees wore shirts that say "We're so brine." or "I'm so brine" or something like that. anyway, good food here! Always busy and not a lot of seating so you gotta be patient and grab a seat at the bar for a while. No reservations or hostess either. Seat yourself. We were invited to sit with a nice couple who were finishing their meal, because they noticed we had been waiting for quite a while. How nice of them! well of course, the woman's name is Darcy! Another really neat place to eat in Bayfield is Greunke's. Full of neat old art, posters, photos, etc. It rained a lot while we were in Bayfield and the Apostle Islands. But we did everything anyway. The first day we took the ferry over to Madeline Island. It's the Island that has a bunch of shops, hotels, bar & restaurants. lots of artsy stuff. Lots of vehicles went over on the ferry with us. It poured while we were on Madeline Island. We bought the last umbrella to be found on the Island, I'm pretty sure. I think it's one that is supposed to be displayed somewhere. It's really pretty and has a fancy design. but it kept us dry. We spent some time in Tom's Burned Down Cafe or Bar. Mostly a bar I'd say. I can't believe I didn't take any pictures. It's kind of like some old trailers and tents kind of put together and it does indeed look as though it has burned down. In fact a woman in a shop told us it has burned down a couple of times. Xmas lights strung everywhere. handwritten signs everywhere. kind of an anti-establishment, anti-government type of feeling. picnic tables where everyone writes and carves stuff. (we didn't). there were a bunch of tshirts hanging on a line, well, I can't remember how they were hung up, clips or something. some of them were pretty neat but I didn't know if you would actually buy that shirt that was hanging there or if those were just samples. and I didn't feel like asking so that was that. It is unique for sure. and you must go there if you go to Madeline Island. Because there really isn't much else to do there when it is raining. plus everything was all under construction when we were there. Don't get me wrong. Madeline Island is nice and beautiful and I would sure go there again. But it would be twice as nice with the sun shining and the construction equipment gone. There are a lot of Islands in the Apostle Islands. 18? 22? can't remember for sure but something like that. The next day we went on a tour of the Islands aboard the Island Princess (you know, we have a horse named Princess!)
This is a picture of part of Bayfield, taken aboard the Island Princess.
This was really a great tour. except it rained the
whole time again and it was kind of cold. We couldn't do the whole tour because of the rough waters. But it was nice. I think one of these islands in my pictures here is Rocky Island (you know, we have a horse named Rocky.) It was pretty neat because when you are near one island you can see several others around you and in the distance. really really pretty.
On vacation Day 8 we were I guess on our way home. one little town we went through not far from Bayfield is Ashland. I think it was in this town where I noticed this neat Lion head on an old building. Greg drove around the block so I could get the camera out because I thought this was so neat. And........ It wasn't raining, so we had the top down on the little car, for the first time all vacation.
