Hayward

In mid-August we took a small vacation.  The first couple of days were spent in the resort town of Hayward, WI.  Here the girls are in our spacious room before it became the mess that inevitably happens with 5 people and suitcases.

Our first dinner was at Pine Ridge Resort by Stone Lake.  It was an all you can eat fish fry.  The girls love the fry bread lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar.  The fish is great too!  You also get slaw, chicken and fries or potato.  Go hungry!

The Comfort Inn is right on a lake.  The setting is lovely.

The hotel had a couple of paddle boats to rent for $10 an hour.  Hubby noticed the screwdrivers attached to them.  He was told they were to use if the chain slipped off.  It seemed a bit crowded so I stayed on shore and enjoyed my book. Bon voyage!

Over an hour later and after some worry and annoyance, one of the hotel employees came to ask me if I was Mrs. ...  She then told me that the chain had slipped off across the lake. My hubby couldn't get it back on and my family was getting a tow.

We went to this fun place in Shell Lake.

The girls painted pottery--a mug, a small cup and saucer, and a vase.  The creations are glazed and fired and shipped.  Very fun!

No vacation is complete without a rousing game of mini-golf.

The exercise room at the hotel was also an attraction.  Not pictured is the fabulous town candy store and the hunt for a missing tooth in the hotel swimming pool.  Stay tuned for Bayfield!