14-15 August ’04. Saturday and Sunday….They are set a side for rest, am I correct? Well that is just about what we did for the last two days. Just sit back a little longer in the mornings, went grocery shopping one afternoon and washed clothes the other. Other than that, we were “beach bums”. We are just outside of Gradziadz in a campground that is on a very nice lake. Unfortunately, Gradziadz doesn’t have a lot to offer it’s self, but it is made up for it here. Our campsite is very much like camping in the woods in Eastern Washington. It has a lot of tall Pine trees and a sandy type of soil. One of the differences, is it also has a lot of White Birch to go with the Pine trees. We are at a resort with a hotel, a large separate reception area that has a small restaurant and bar. The outside dining area is very large and half covered and the other half has large umbrella’s.
This all overlooks the large sand beach and out over the lake. I would guess the lake is about 3 times larger than Green Lake. It is all open to the public except the campground, and it is a secured area for us. We can’t believe that they don’t have some type of admission fee for the use of this beach and all the facilities, but they don’t…. There are very few campers here as well. Last night was probably the most we have seen…about 15 campsites in total. Tonight, about 8. No lines for the showers!!!!(not that I’ve had a problem with lines at any of the sites). Saturday Louise and I were in town and we saw a wedding just leaving the church. Well, about an hour later, the whole crew came down the road and headed to the hotel next door. They had a great party with a band that lasted from 4pm to 4am. It was a goodie to say the least…. We did get some sleep, but when it broke up at 4 we heard them leave….safely I hope!!! Well, clothes washed and some beach time in, I think we will head back toward the Baltic Sea again.
Tomorrow….the Baltic Sea (in a different location for sure !!! )
Tomorrow….the Baltic Sea (in a different location for sure !!! )