Tourists

Our beautiful selves with the Lolly Trolley
Friends Bob and Sharon with the steamship William Mather

Brandywine Falls

Too fabulous to mention who

Marty the village blacksmith

Onward in our quest for adventure! Go east old people, go east! So we did, (well south east) from Grand Rapids, OH to Hinkley, OH. From Sheely's yard to Bob and Sharon Cameron's we traversed the miles in our intrepid quest for adventure. The Camerons came through beautifully. We toured the lovely city of Cleveland aboard the Lolly Trolly, crossing bridges from east to west and back. Cleveland is a city of bridges since the city straddles the Cuyahoda river. After one of Sharon's yummy picnic lunches, we explored the area along Lake Erie next to the Cleveland Browns' stadium. We poked around the Mather, which plied the Great lakes from Ironwood, MI to Erie, PA. It hauled iron ore one way and steel the other. This ship is unique because it also provided luxurious (at the time) accomodations for selected guests. Next we viewed the Colorado River Grand Canyon adventure from comphy seats in the Imax theater. From there we went across the plaza to the Great Lakes Science Center for an afternoon of learning. Another afternoon the Camerons introduced us to part of the Cleveland end of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. We hiked to Brandywine Falls, Blue Hen Falls, and lock 29. The park encompasses the area of the old Ohio Erie Canal. One day we toured by ourselves. We visited the Hale Farm, a living history farm dating from the Civil War. Reenactors intpreted various buildings in the park, including (of course) the blacksmith shop, school, church, various homes, potter, broom maker, weaver, spinner, and lawyer. Lots of tourist fun. Evenings we visited with Bob and Sharon over supper and cards, dominoes, and campfire.

We took off this morning headed for Mogadore, just southeast of Akron. The next few days we will be visiting friends Mike and Cindy Smith.

Enough for now!

Louise and Duane