No…not in a boat. Although there were many on the lake, ranging from the small sailboats darting around in a swift breeze to these shipping vessels moored along the shore of Erie, PA. We were cruising along US 6 from Erie to just before Sandusky; it was a very slow, slog taking the closest road to the lake, but it was well worth it. The beauty of the lake and the charming villages along the way made our day.

Having grown up with a family cottage on the north side of Lake Erie (just outside Kingsville, Ontario, Canada, I had spent many moments wondering what was on the other side of the lake, impossible to see from our vantage point. Now I know!

Once we left the shore just east of Sandusky, we entered that stretch of the US where farms provided the predominant scenery, and I lack the words to make infinite fields of corn and soybean sound interesting, other than that, after only a very short history of having my own vegetable garden, I am very aware of the tremendous amount of work hours it takes to create the huge and highly productive farms we pass on our roads west.

We ended our second day with dinner at the Speedtrap Diner, an enthusiastic restaurant that celebrates the 50’s by providing what they call funkadelic ambiance.

The food was delicious and the service was excellent. We recommend it!