So it's Thursday and we are still in Erie, PA. Spend one night at a dock downtown - which was really nice. Bike paths were excellent so Steve replenished the freezer and found an Italian breakfast place that had a Sicilian omlet - can't say we had ever heard of that before but he claims it was excellent!
Visited the maritime museum which was well worth the time. We've learned more about the war of 1812 than we ever knew! Seems Perry's fleet was built here in Erie because of the protection of Preque Isle which is Lake Erie's only natural harbor. Saw a replica of the Niagara (the brig that Perry was on when the British fleet surrendered) as she was headed back to Erie on Tuesday so we were able to go on a tour.
Yesterday we moved over to the marina at the Presque Isle State Park so we could take advantage of the bike trails all around the peninsula. Great day - until we discovered the slight leak in the hydraulic steering system.
So today turned out to be a work day instead of moving on. We've learned
that when taking thing apart, you should be near a source of parts to fix things that may need replaced or fixed. But things went well and as of 7 pm tonight we should again have our steering totally back.
Tomorrow we plan on continuing along the southern shore of Lake Erie - not sure where we are going to stop yet ....
So it's Thursday and we are still in Erie, PA. Spend one night at a dock downtown - which was really nice. Bike paths were excellent so Steve replenished the freezer and found an Italian breakfast place that had a Sicilian omlet - can't say we had ever heard of that before but he claims it was excellent!
Visited the maritime museum which was well worth the time. We've learned more about the war of 1812 than we ever knew! Seems Perry's fleet was built here in Erie because of the protection of Preque Isle which is Lake Erie's only natural harbor. Saw a replica of the Niagara (the brig that Perry was on when the British fleet surrendered) as she was headed back to Erie on Tuesday so we were able to go on a tour.
Yesterday we moved over to the marina at the Presque Isle State Park so we could take advantage of the bike trails all around the peninsula. Great day - until we discovered the slight leak in the hydraulic steering system.
So today turned out to be a work day instead of moving on. We've learned 
that when taking thing apart, you should be near a source of parts to fix things that may need replaced or fixed. But things went well and as of 7 pm tonight we should again have our steering totally back.
Tomorrow we plan on continuing along the southern shore of Lake Erie - not sure where we are going to stop yet ....
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