24 May 2018
I have landed smack dab in the middle of middle America. Saugatauck is what the rest of America would like to be: manicured lawns, picket fences, well maintained roads, a waterfront, plenty of business. I can certainly understand the attraction of the place. I’ve heard Chinese and German today along with midwest and southern.
The only problem is it is a little too, too. It’s a great place to visit but I’m sure the tourist trade would get very, very old, very very quick. I will admit I took the entire day to myself and pampered myself. I was physically tired. Not tired of the trip, just tired. I needed it.
I started the day with the breakfast provided by the B&B which was a fresh fruit medley of pineapple, grapes, blueberries, and strawberries. In addition, they had freshly made cheese and jam with crackers. This came with coffee, orange juice and milk if you wanted cereal. There was also pumpkin bread. muffins. I pigged out.
Next up was a 90 minute massage by Steve of Steve’s Massage. I asked for a deep tissue and it was almost a deep tissue but it certainly was relaxing. He came to the cottage and set up right in front of the fire place. Several times I almost dozed off. Steve was very good at finding the individual muscles and working them.
For lunch, I took a page from Michel and Nancy and had yellow perch at Wally’s. They are considered famous for their perch and I have to agree it was pretty damn good. It came with French fries and some unpronounceable beer.
I walked around downtown (old town) and the shops are very upscale. They, of course, sell t-shirts but there are a lot of high end goods also on the shelves. For what I’m paying for the cottage ($277/night) you can tell they have the more well-to-do in their sights. Unfortunately, I’m not well-to-do so the only sale made to me today was ice cream.
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I do admit to wanting to spend the rest of my retirement money on a couple of shirts in a store right next to the B&B but managed to stay out of it today. They are Italian made and beautiful and would fit right in in South Florida.
Dinner was recommended by Jonathan at the B&B – The Southerner. He says he eats there most nights when he dines out. They are famous for their fried chicken – it won second place in the “Best of the West” contest. I thought it pretty good -much better than most, but I still prefer my own recipe from Mom: flour, salt, pepper, and Crisco. Slow cook with a lid until almost done and then remove the lid and up the temperature to brown it off.
Last night, I took advantage of the whirlpool in the room. It took a little while to figure out how to turn it on, but the hot water and circulation helped my ankle. Tonight, it’ll just be a regular shower – I hate wasting water – you have to cover the jets before you turn it on and that’s a lot of water for one person.
The weather has been perfect. Low 70’s in the day and upper 50’s at night. You would hardly know this place gets cold in the winter.
For some reason, I didn’t sleep well. There is a little musty smell in the cottage and that and my tiredness caught up with me. I went to bed around 11 pm and waked at 4 am. I read a little and went back to sleep at 5 am and finally got up around 7am. I’ll probably sleep well tonight.
It’s a short drive (4 1/2 hours) to Cuyahoga National Park near Akron, Ohio tomorrow. It’s a step down in accommodations – the Comfort Inn in Akron.
I hope you get to do the Stan Hywet Gardens in Akron. They are said to
be the #1 tourist venue in the greater Akron area.
It seems to be at the bottom of the park so I’ll probably get there on the second day. Thanks!