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          Maumee Bay 
        State Park
        Oregon, Ohio
            
            
            
             Log 
            of our third trip of 2004 
          
             June 18-20, 2004
             Mileage Start 28,451
             Home 28,887
              
              
             Attended:  Dad 21, Mom 46, 
            Fezzi 12, Fritz 4, and beautiful little Gracie Allen 2
               Click any of
        the images for a higher resolution picture (about 1 meg each) NOTE:  
        All sites are approximately level. 
         
         
         
         
         
         June 18 
        
        
        
        
         Mom took the day off.  We 
        spent the morning packing, had a nice lunch with Megan and Matt at Bob 
        Evans.  Off we went to Maumee Bay!  The camp was full but this 
        is our first trip with reservations.  In the office, I was advised 
        I had no reservation.  Having the confirmation number, I suggested 
        I did.  I asked them if the camp was full.  They said yes.  
        I asked if every site was full.  They said yes.  I asked them 
        who was on site 155.  They said no one.  Then they realized 
        that something was amiss.  They checked and checked and finally 
        found we were the ones to occupy the site.  Although full, the camp 
        is quiet.  Many bikers and few boaters.  On the fly I chose 
        this site which is  a 
        wonderful site.  The sites are far apart and quite private.  
        We walked and biked.  Our butts hurt as we hadn't been biking for 
        some time.  At 2200 we biked (in the dark) to the beach.  This 
        was easy as there is a special bike path that keeps you off the road.  
        There we saw billions upon billions of mayflies.  Swarms.  We 
        saw a great fireworks show.   June 19 
        
         
           Got up at 0500 due to wind 
        pulling hard on the awning.  Put that up and went back to bed to 
        finally get up at 1000.  We took a long walk on the bike path.  
        Gracie had her first ride on a bicycle.  She is too large for Mom's 
        front basket.  Every move changes the dynamics of the front fork 
        and causes severe wobble.  We had a great fire in cool 
        temperatures.  The mayflies are out again.  Millions and 
        billions of them. 
 June 20 With the new reservation system 
        you are supposed to be out by 1300 hours.  We managed a nice bike 
        ride and a walk with the dogs.  Fritz decided to sniff the lake.  
        She fell in.  It was very obvious that she intended to fall in.  
        At any rate, she STINKS.  We got home in good order. See the site map for 
        details on the best sites (the ones next to water). 
         
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