by Katie Wright | Oct 31, 2018 | 31 Adventures, Adventurous Life
Oh my. This isn’t what I had expected. I pulled my suitcase through the door of a dimly lit hotel room that smelled unnervingly like a funeral home. Wooden bedframes and antiquated lamps stood out against the floral carpet and lacy bedcovers. It was a quaint room and...
by Katie Wright | Oct 30, 2018 | 31 Adventures, Adventurous Life
Some moments take your breath away. When I found myself sitting alone on the rocks at Catawba Island State Park, watching the sun throw orange flares across the waves, I had to laugh and shake my head. How did I end up here? There had been so many coincidences this...
by Katie Wright | Oct 30, 2018 | 31 Adventures, Adventurous Life
I can’t believe this is Ohio. Having never been to Marblehead or the dozens of ports and harbors that dot the Lake Erie shore, I felt sometimes like I was in a coastal state as I drove past seafood restaurants, boat docks and outdoor bars. But when I pulled into East...
by Katie Wright | Oct 30, 2018 | 31 Adventures, Adventurous Life
“I think your animals might be coming down with a little cold.” I had run into an employee cleaning out a stall at the sprawling African Safari in Port Clinton, Ohio. He turned to me and laughed. “Well, the alpaca sneezed on me during the drive-through,” I smiled. It...
by Katie Wright | Oct 30, 2018 | 31 Adventures, Adventurous Life
“There she is! I have to say, you took today like a champ.” Eric, the captain of the Pirate Clipper, and his first mate Jon, were sitting at the wide square bar at the Crow’s Nest when I walked in. Situated on a dock in Lakeside Marblehead directly on the water, the...
by Katie Wright | Oct 29, 2018 | 31 Adventures, Adventurous Life
If you would have told me in the last few years that I would reconnect with my love of American Sign Language on a fishing boat in the middle of Lake Erie, I wouldn’t have believed you. It’s funny how we all have old skills that lie dormant, sometimes for years. But...
