After a bit of a wavy night in Egg Harbor we made breakfast on the boat and then headed to Sturgeon Bay to finish our vacation. After some challenging times with kids this week, we decided to make it a day geared towards everything kids and have as much fun as possible! Once in Sturgeon Bay we pulled into our final marina for the vacation, CenterPoint. This marina is absolutely beautiful with a great pool, georgeous landscaping and very nice outdoor cooking stations. We lucked out with a perfect slip, off the way a bit from the main house, but right near the front so it is easy access to the potty zone for the dogs!! I don't think we could have asked for a more perfect location as it will also come with beautiful sunsets as our stern is positioned towards West.
We settled into the slip and then headed off for a short walk to get the truck. We were required to walk over the bridge and was presented with a great learning opportunity for the kids, as the bridge was opening. Peyton had a great suggestion to actually walk to the top as it was opening, but obviously we all know that would be impossible. It made for a quick lesson in physics! Once in the truck we were off to PC Junction which is the ultimate kid zone. We were there back in 2009 or '10 and had a great time on a rainy day, so we were excited to see what we could do on a sunny day. Unfortunately, the wait was an hour to sit at the main train track table so, with tummy's growling, we decided that a table that allowed us to view the train would be good enough. Deep fried goodness was had by all and with stomach's full, we were off to enjoy the atmosphere of go carts, slides, swings, basketball hoops and the quest to search out our wood plank we painted on our first visit there 2 or 3 years earlier. If you have never been to PC Junction, they allow you to paint a wood plank with whatever you fancy and then they nail it to the walls on the property. It makes for grand entertainment looking at everyone's masterpieces, unfortunately we never did find ours. We searched and searched with no luck. Oh well, guess that means we will need to return to look again someday. After PC Junction, we went to another sports park for some motorized go carts, ice cream and arcade games. The boys had a blast and it was nice to have some good quality fun with them.
In the evening we grilled out and had a relaxing night on the back of the boat while listening to it rain... one of my favorite vacation activities!
Oh... and I should probably mention this huge boat that was docked here for the night. Paul obsessed over how large it was and with some quick Google searching had the full details for me on when it was built, where, how much gas it uses,etc. If you know me, I don't really get worked up on the size of other's boats. From my perspective, if it floats, then it is a good boat :) Let's just say there was a whole lot of things packed onto this boat, if I recall correctly it was over 100' in length, and it was still floating, so that is as much of my attention span it would get.
Note from Paul The boat was a 2008 Westport 130, Hull number 1525, Ships Name was Antares. 130' OAL, 26' beam. This was a monster and held 9,901 Gal of Diesel for the two engines that put out over 2700hp! Cruised at 24 knots or MPH could not find the measurement where it was listed either way that is fast for that boat!
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