Relaxing Day around Maumee

Captains Log May 16 - Today Bill had a list of places locally he wanted to visit.  After breakfast

Roche de Beouf 

we were on the road.  First stop was Roche de Beouf on the Maumee River in Waterville.  The story is the huge limestone rock in the center was much larger.  The railroad negotiated to build a railroad bridge across and would not disturb the boulder.  As history tells us, lies overrule truth along the way.  A huge portion of the boulder was blasted and of course it was too late once it was done.

Further up along the river in Maumee we stopped at the local cemetery so Bill could pay his respects to his high school Principal, Mr. Prentiss.  Bill had a lot of respect for him as he encouraged Bill to go to college and helped him along the way.  I think we all have one of those teachers in our past that we have a special respect for.

My stop was next, Jo-Ann’s, for some Ohio State fabric and crochet supplies to keep me busy!  By then it was lunch time so we headed into Toledo to the Original World Famous Tony Packo’s!  If you ever watched M.A.S.H. you remember Clinger always talking about Toledo

and Tony Packo’s.  They are famous for their chili dogs.  It was much quieter today than the last time we went and not so crowded.  It made it possible for me to walk around and get lots of photos of lots of signed hot dog buns.  There was also a group signed photo of the stars of M.A.S.H.  Bill had the hot dogs of course, but not being a hot dog person, I had the Chicken Paprikas Dinner.  The chicken was moist in bed of doughy small dumplings in a paprika sauce with a side of cucumber salad.  Soooo good!  I had a lot of dumplings left that came home for a later meal.  I’m posting a few of the photos but if you can get to my photo album you can see ALL of the ones I took there.

Time to head back to the RV after a quick stop at a different Meijer’s store!  I found Bill some Michigan State footie socks on clearance that he was very pleased

about. 

I was too lazy with a full stomach to do anything on the computer, so I did a bit of reading and crocheting until dinner time.  I’ve put Bill in charge of the TV and he is trying to master recording to a hard drive and dealing with DISH!  It’s about time he gets to deal with the frustration and  foreigners you continually have to talk with and can’t understand. 

We cleaned out some leftovers for an easy dinner and got right back on our respective couches!