We left Monday morning and made our way in a little over three hours to our destination. Our spot is big but a bit unlevel so set up took a bit longer but we finally got it right. We found several of our family here and we all ended up at the park restaurant for dinner then returned to the villas.
Tuesday we just hung out with various relatives and made the trip into town to Walmart! I made deviled eggs and some chip dip to share at a burgers and brats dinner courtesy of niece Nancy.
Wednesday I joined Keith, Steve, Cindy and Tim to visit Penn Cave, about 1.5 hours away. The fellows were going shooting and it gave me time to visit during the drives up and back. And I learned something!
I never knew what Nittany Lion of Penn State meant. Turns out an Indian Princess, whose name sounded like Nittany, fell in love with a Frenchman. They ran away together but were caught by her 7 brothers and father. He was thrown into what is Penn Cave and left to die. This is the Nittany Lion today.
We stopped at a fruit stand and bought melons and berries to make a fruit salad to go with our Taco Wednesday dinner courtesy of cousin Nicole.
On Thursday we took a two hour boat ride in Tim’s pontoon boat. The lake is 30 miles long and we didn’t cover all of it. This lake is a COE park so there are no houses along the shores, just a solid stand of trees. It must be extra beautiful in the fall.
Dinner that night was courtesy of Sue with the rest of the burgers, brats and smoked sausages cooked along with chicken wings. Several sides and many appetizers were contributed also. We had not eaten out since our arrival.
Friday the weekend arrivals turned up in droves with our numbers reaching 70+. Ted and I had lunch with Kim and Marion at the marina cafe with other tables occupied with others in the family who had the same idea.
At 4:00 the party started in the pavilion followed by dinner, line dancing, face painting, corn hole and bingo! Both Ted and I won … candy we will take to Michigan.
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