It was another early start as we bade farewell to Dearborn, Michigan and started heading back to New England. We decided to turn south towards Ohio and go around Lake Erie travelling through Toledo and Cleveland on out way to our next night on the road in Ashtabula, OH.
Another beautiful morning and a great drive through more wonderful country towns with many farms whizzing by. We arrived in Toledo and drove right past the ballpark where the Toledo Mud Hens play their home games. It is an absolutely beautiful facility and I wanted to stop to maybe buy a Mud Hens hat but the
souvenir shop was closed. It was then up and over a big bridge and onward towards Cleveland.
We stopped for sandwiches and then a little further down the road found a great lakeside park in Lorain, Ohio. The park had a sandy beach and some people were actually in swimming. The park also had a stunning rose garden, rest rooms and clean picnic tables...what a novel idea! And, it was FREE!
We managed to get around Cleveland via the interstate and drove past the ballpark where the Indians play baseball (in the distance - downtown) and the big stadium where the Cleveland Browns play football. The football stadium is right between the highway and the interstate and looms rather large as you drive by. Cookie missed this part because she was somehow taking a nap in the car despite all of the road and traffic noise.
We eventually go off the highway and made our way to our hotel. A rather long day of driving but much to see along the lake. We had a nice dinner at a Chop House (Doug and I had the 1/2 rack of delicious ribs!) and the crashed for the night.
Off to Skaneateles, NY and the Sherwood Inn tomorrow.
Another beautiful morning and a great drive through more wonderful country towns with many farms whizzing by. We arrived in Toledo and drove right past the ballpark where the Toledo Mud Hens play their home games. It is an absolutely beautiful facility and I wanted to stop to maybe buy a Mud Hens hat but the
souvenir shop was closed. It was then up and over a big bridge and onward towards Cleveland.We stopped for sandwiches and then a little further down the road found a great lakeside park in Lorain, Ohio. The park had a sandy beach and some people were actually in swimming. The park also had a stunning rose garden, rest rooms and clean picnic tables...what a novel idea! And, it was FREE!
We managed to get around Cleveland via the interstate and drove past the ballpark where the Indians play baseball (in the distance - downtown) and the big stadium where the Cleveland Browns play football. The football stadium is right between the highway and the interstate and looms rather large as you drive by. Cookie missed this part because she was somehow taking a nap in the car despite all of the road and traffic noise.
We eventually go off the highway and made our way to our hotel. A rather long day of driving but much to see along the lake. We had a nice dinner at a Chop House (Doug and I had the 1/2 rack of delicious ribs!) and the crashed for the night.
Off to Skaneateles, NY and the Sherwood Inn tomorrow.
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