Much cooler today and the same coming (low 70's) for the next several days. A mix of clouds and sun all day. We walked to Harbor Perk (love this place). Enjoyed our coffees and biscotti which is delicious (several flavors) and made in Jefferson, Ohio (straight south of here). Read, nibbled and sipped as customers kept coming and going - very popular place and once again, these small towns just have thee friendliest people!
Back to Catrina to do some light housekeeping, open the windows and let the fresh air in. And then back to reading. I've read sooo many good books this summer. Love, Love Love to read!!!
After lunch we decided on a long walk but in a different direction. Ashtabula sits on a high hill and after getting some ice cream (chocolate for Mark; sea salt toffee crunch for me - Mark says we need to support the local businesses - I agree), we started up a steep hill which overlooks the lake. Winds are at 15 mph, so some whitecaps out there and despite the cooler temps, there were these hardy souls on Walnut Beach.
Walnut Beach
We came across the Hubbard House (also known in the day as "Mother Hubbard's Cupboard") and where Mr. Hubbard hid fugitives in his basement and hayloft. The African Americans managed to all escape successfully to Canada. It is now a museum but sign in window, says
"closed until further notice". Probably another victim of the Pandemic?
Further down the street was the Ashtabula Maritime and Surface Transportation Museum which Mark wanted to check out. He enjoyed the museum. I came on back to the boat and along the way, saw this debris nearly covering the width of the river.............arghhh!
So much crud!
Earlier we had walked across the bridge to an industrial area, then residential. We heard the other night about the "Bum Boat" which is across the river from Catrina. This part pontoon, part working boat is the last of its kind on the Great Lakes which used to take supplies and provisions to the freighters and other ships in port. It's now a bar that seems to be pretty popular.
Bum Boat Bar
We have enjoyed our 3 days in Ashtabula - we'll miss the Harbor Perk Coffee Shop, beautiful flowers and friendliness of the locals especially at the Ashtabula Yacht Club (AYC).
Someone sure has a green thumb!
Welcome
Nice spot for Catrina and us
We had a 6:15 reservation at Rennick's Meat Market. This place got rave reviews and is in another neat old building (tin ceilings) downtown where T. J. Rennick had his meat market in the late 1800's to the early 1900's. The owner has tried to keep much of the ambiance including iron hooks that would've held the pork/beef. We both ordered pasta dishes and they were excellent topped off by sharing a fruity creme brulee. Wonderful restaurant and food!
Mark got this memory today on his phone (via Shutterfly) from 12 years ago in Fairbanks, Alaska
-40 degrees inside!
The milk-chocolate colored river and all the debris continue on. Sure hope we get out of here tomorrow without too much stuff in our path? Heading to Erie, PA.
The temperature tonight feels more like September/October instead of late July? We decided not to walk down and check the bridge colors.....but could see a little bit of it from Catrina.
purple/blue/green
Have a happy weekend!
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