Geneva on the Lake (GOTL)

We left Cleveland at about 9am and motor sailed to Geneva State Park Marina. There were long slow swells and I took some sea sickness tablets and napped off and on for the morning. My camera must have felt the same way as the readout indicated "Battery exhausted" and Paul had to do some fancy electrical trickery to get it to charge. Therefor there are no photos of the Cleveland lighthouses. No photos of the tourist "pirate ship". No photos of the strange work boat out in the lake with a cement mixer working on it. No pictures of ... well you get the picture.
We arrived at Geneva on the Lake, State Park Marina at about 4pm and were docked on the north wall behind a 42 foot sailboat making its was back to Sandusky from the Bahamas and South Carolina. There were 2 other boats (Whisper and Radiance) from Port Dover there and we had a drink and chatted.

The office, store, washroom building at Geneva State Park Marina.

"The Lodge", also in the state park.

The next day we walked the mile into the village of Geneva on the Lake. It reminded me a little of Grand Bend on Lake Huron although not as big. The strip was about one block long and there were lots of places renting cottages and cabins overlooking the lake. It had a vaguely 1950s feel especially the arcades and the restaurants.

We had brunch at Mary's Kitchen, in the porch of what had once been a house close to
the lake. The food was excellent, reasonably priced and the bottomless coffee cups were
fiesta ware.

We walked the strip, stopping in odd little souvenir shops and speciality stores. The largest restaurant was Eddies Grill with a diner like feel to it, juke boxes at the tables, inside and outside seating, a constant line up and a Dairy Queen too.

I had a lemonade that was squeezed while I watched and then a lemon put in
the cup too.

Sharon ordered a small sundae:

it nearly did her in.

We stopped at the Firehall Winery on the way back. We didn't opt for the tasting tray - 10 1oz samples but instead I had a glass of their Cab. Sauv. and Paul had a beer. The wine was OK but I am finding Ohio wine tastes too sweet for me and a little "young".
After walking back we had a lazy afternoon on the boat and watched a man in a Walker Bay dinghy sail around the marina in a very relaxed manner.