We left our daughter's home in Dayton to head up to
the southern shore of Lake Erie and the big annual event of our Ohio Winnebago
Club-The Fish Fry. This is the biggest
turnout of the year and no one wants to miss it. As always it is held in one of our most favorite
state parks anywhere-Maumee Bay State park.
We camped here for the first time in 1987. It has changed a lot over the years and all
for the better.
We came a day early so we could visit with some
friends we have not seen in several years who were spending the summer in their
Michigan home. Lunch turned into six
hours of fun, so much so I never thought about breaking out the camera.
The club members started to arrive on Wednesday and
by the time of the big fry, there were 18 rigs and a number of drive ins for
the event. It was a good time catching
up with folks we had not seen for awhile.
The fish fry got off to a good start with a cheese
and wine party and everyone was in high spirits. While most of us partied, the fish
crew was putting the final touches on the 20 pounds of perch and getting ready
to start the fryer. That was when the
first signs of a problem developed. This
was the first time ever that they were not going to use a propane powered
fryer. They had brought a commercial deep
fryer and a big generator to power it.
The generator started right up and was connected to the fryer. The little red on light failed to shine and
the oil remained cold. Various attempts
and looking for the problem only resulted in no power and a potentially ugly
crowd. A backup generator was called for
and on its way when, thru trial and error, a correct combination of bangs and tweaks
got the power restored. All was right
with the world and a great fish fry was enjoyed by all.
The next morning we said our goodbyes and we settled
down to enjoy a few more days in the park with lots of quiet and cool temperatures. Halley is always happy here with all the wild
smells. This time she could claim that
she jumped five deer from around the park's movie screen.
Today we shifted to Shipshewana, IN for a Amish bulk
food fix and to visit the well know flea market here. The only negative is that the temperature
today is 24 degrees higher than yesterday at a whopping 96 degrees.
12 comments:
Your pictures show it's true in every campground, have a mechanical problem, draw a crowd. Glad it was resolved so you could get on with the eating.
Maumee Bay State park is so nice. We have been there before.
Cheese, wine and fish fry...yummy!
We really enjoyed that area of IN. I especially enjoyed the quilt tour.
Great looking party. I always have to laugh when I see a bunch of guys all circled around a piece of equipment whether it be a generator or a BBQ.
Sounds pretty hot back there.
Glad that generator got fixed so you could have that fish fry and not a sushi party! ;c)
We have been toying with the idea of visiting the Amish in Ohio in the next week or so. Never done that but are going to check it out. Glad you finally got to eat.
There sure were a lot of helpers trying to figure out that problem! :)
Love a good fish fry! Glad it all worked out.
I love it when you're having such a good time you forget to take pictures. But things could have gotten really ugly if the fish difn't get fried. So glad it all worked out and nobody got hurt. lol
Glad the generator problem was solved before there was a rumble. :-)
Ohy goodness 96!! Don't melt. That group sure does know how to throw a party.
What fun! It sounds like you are having a great time.
Candy
Sounds like you had fun all around. The park looks lovely.
Not too many things better than perch. Looks like a great park.
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