The getaway

Last weekend, my friend Shawn and I had a girls' weekend in beautiful Door County. Both of us, I think, really treasured having a weekend to relax and unwind. We stayed at the Harbor View Resort, which was nice and quiet, and true to its name, had a lovely view of the harbor:



Besides staying up late and talking and drinking wine and watching really bad movies on TV, we had a great time doing all sorts of typical Door County activities. Our first night, we went to the fish boil at the White Gull Inn. It's a simple dinner--just boiled whitefish and potatoes, but it was delicious. There was also an accordionist playing, and cherry pie for dessert. It was a quintessential Wisconsin meal. I also introduced Shawn to Al Johnson's and their famous Swedish pancakes. I've been going to Al Johnson's since I was a kid and it hasn't changed a bit.

Although the weather didn't always cooperate, we managed to fit in quite a big of shopping and sightseeing. We stumbled across The Clearing and decided it would be fun to take a class there sometime. All in all, it was a great weekend. Besides getting to visit a place I love dearly, the best part of the weekend was getting to spend time with a friend I love dearly.