GOATS ON THE ROOF AND GOAT MILK GELATO

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We started this day off with Joan going to the laundromat to do laundry from the first 4 days. I stayed back and cleaned and detailed the bike. It is very clean again. After cleaning the chains, I oiled them which should get us ready for the next five days of cycling. After we got that done, we walked downtown. Due to the windy day, we couldn't go on a Kayak tour so we checked out their kayaks for sale instead and got some great advise on buying some for Joan and I. Too big to haul on bicycle though. When we got downtown, we saw a roof made of grass and they had goats up there to keep it trimmed. What a great idea. It was a restaurant called Al Johnsons, a famous place up here, so we decided to eat there. The food was great and they are known for their very thin Swedish pancakes. The grandpa used to say he made them so thin that they only had one side. His grandson didn't believe him. I got them with cherries and ice cream on top.

 Joan sat on a rock downtown while I took the picture,. As you can see, I took it right before the splash got her. 😇 We went from there to a place we found on Trip Advisor called Transfiguration of our Lord Chapel. It was Orthodox. If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have found it. Almost looked like you were walking through someone's front yard. Below are pictures I took of Joan walking to the Chapel. We were the only ones there, so we said our rosary there. You could definitely smell the incense.  

 

 

 We found the infamous Door County Creamery, a great gelato place where their gelato is made from goat milk. I had 2 flavors, cashew caramel and raspberry swirl. Joan had tiramisu because that is one of her favorites. Yes, we did go back later even and I got another one - salted caramel this time, a flavor they didn't have the first time. How cool is it that they change flavors during the day? The picture is me eating my gelato with the milk producers. We did do some shopping besides the shopping for kayaks. Joan did buy some things, a dress and shoes, but she ensured me that they are very lightweight and can fit on the bike. We can't afford any more shopping for weight purposes, 😅

 The picture to the left side is me enjoying my morning coffee with the Gnome on the outside of the office here. Below, I am putting on sunscreen on their chairs they have at the hotel. It was a tough choice. They had both purple and green.
Today was a great day and we are ready to get back at riding tomorrow.

Joan's Side Note

At Al Johnson's restaurant (the one with the rooftop goat grass eaters), we talked to Raluca, our server. It was her first day serving and she was eager to do a good job. She is one of the many students from Romania & Turkey that come to the area for a work/travel agreement. They work for 3 months and travel for 1 month. There are many of these students in Sister Bay working in the various shops and restaurants. You can tell they are diligently working on their English, and they seem very customer oriented. We also have a soft spot for restaurant servers since Marla has spent many summers as a restaurant server and it truly is hard work.

We also picked up some additional cherries at the local Piggly Wiggly to replenish our dwindling supply. We may need them on our 50+ mile ride tomorrow!