Monday we drove out to the new Erie Bluffs State Park and took a little walk. We also checked out Virginia's Beach campground and Camp Fitch. Tuesday we golfed 18 at Crab Apple Ridge.
Trip Log
Thursday we went to the library and i went to the Heritage room and did a little geneology research while Alesa walked up to Frontier Park and back. That night we watched the Eagles get beat which was tough due to all the Steeler fans in the campground.
Today we rode the bikes up into town and visited the Erie Art Museum as well as the Erie Historical Museum. They were working on the Cashier's house part of the museum so we did not get to see the pot that Dr.
Saturday we went to the Erie Cemetery and took the walking tour of the notable Erie residents. It opened in 1850 and contained many of the 'movers and shakers' of the early Erie community.
Things have been quiet and it has cooled off a bit with some rain. The campground is full for the weekend and about a quarter full for the weekdays. Tuesday we rode the bikes out past Peninsula drive and payed our respects to family at the cemeteries.
We have gone out to the peninsula three days in a row during 'Discover Presque Isle'. The second day we rode our bikes for a full lap of the bike trail, metal detected on beach 8 and walked through the vendor tents.
Yesterday we went back to the Zoo for a quiet walk around the park and a chance to see the newborn Red Panda but they remained in the cubbing box.
It has been over 15 years since someone has drowned at the peninsula but there have been two in the last two days. A 7 year old boy in the waves on beach 2 after the park was closed and a 27 year old man after going for a swim off a sailboat by the North Pier off beach 11.
The heat has been pretty much slowing us down. We continue to be active, just not as fast. We built a 'sifter' from hardware cloth and went to beach 1 for some metal detecting. We did find a nice Irish ring and a lot of trash.
Saturday we went to Browns for Ryan's Birthday party. He came home from Pittsburgh. Otherwise we continued to recuperate by watching the mass exodus out of the campground on Sunday. We had even used four overflow spots.