Lake Erie State Park - Dunkirk, Pennsylvania

I have been bogged down by writing about this Niagara trip, so I will summarize the rest here.

Slacklining at Lake Erie State Park

It's a small world, after all.

After Maid of the Mist and delicious fish n' chips at Betty's we headed to Dunkirk, Pennsylvania. Why Dunkirk, you ask? Well, Kris had to visit a winery there. The town is very small, but it does have a Cold Stone (yes!) and it is on the edge of Lake Erie.

Another plus, Dunkirk is home to Lake Erie State Park - a beautiful, green, tree-filled lake-front park. My dad, Russell, and I decided to spend the day at the park while Kris was working. Russell and I slacklined, and even my dad tried (pretty good for a first timer). Unfortunately, while I was slacklining over the grass and wildflowers, I apparently stepped on a bee and was stung right on the bottom of my foot! I scraped off the pulsing stinger, but a portion of the stinger remained in my foot and I couldn't get it out. I just ignored it and went on with my day. Yes, this is the bee sting I wrote about that ended up swollen for three days.

After leaving the park the three of us headed out to lunch. We found a great little place, called Barcelona Café, with spectacular food, all home made. Mmmm...

Beached boat and grape vines.

Then we went to the winery, picked up Kris, and headed to the airport in Buffalo for the flight back to New York. But first, a stop at PF Chang's for delicious lettuce wraps and soup! Good thing we ate, because our flight was delayed, and once we boarded we had to wait on board the plane for 50 minutes before takeoff - no problem, though, I had a great book and sudoku. 

Oh and we had to pass through those full body scanners. I did feel a little violated that these men who I don't know were basically able to see me naked. Glad I have a good level of self confidence with my body.