Day 8 We started heading west towards Madison when we realized we had forgotten our life vests. We had taken them out of the van because when they dry out they smell like the lake we just visited. We were going to be gone for five days so we had to turn around and head…
Paddle Pedal & Coffee Tours
Theses are long trips touring a specific state (or part of a state) on a quest for kayaking, biking and coffee. In addition we’ll search for cool hiking, special interest tours, good places to eat and the best pickleball courts.
An Easy Sunday to Enjoy the Weather
Day 7 After attending church, we drove to 7 Swans Creperie. For the second day in a row, we were dining at a restaurant with a name I did not know existed (my spell checker did this time). The restaurant is in a quaint building in an older neighborhood As it turns out this creperie…
Hanging Out in the ‘Good Land’ for the Weekend
Day 6 Our plans today and tomorrow were to spend some time in Milwaukee. For breakfast we drove about 15 minutes to Allie Boys Bagelery. I didn’t know there was such a thing as a bagelery. My spell checker doesn’t either. We visited a farmers market in Whitefish Bay and then headed home to get…
North to Milwaukee
Day 5 We woke up Friday to a beautiful sunny day. Perfect for our plans. On the way to the bike trail in Caledonia WI we made our first stop in Racine at the The Inclusive Bean coffee shop. It was a little difficult to find due to construction but we finally figured out the…
Kenosha and Other Points Westward
Day 4 Today’s planned schedule was full of activities. A couple of museums, coffee of course, and a cruise. When we were in Kenosha in 2022 for the American Motors Car show (see Kenosha Homecoming), the Kenosha History Museum was on the list to see but it was too busy or we were too busy….
Door County to Racine
Paddle Pedal & Coffee Tour of Wisconsin 2024 Day 3 Today we were to leave Door County and head back south. But not before one of my favorite bike rides. I love the ride from Egg Harbor to Sturgeon Bay on Bay Shore Drive. It’s mostly flat, protected from wind, and has a wide bike…
Door County
Paddle Pedal & Coffee Tour of Wisconsin 2024 Day 2 We woke to beautiful weather on Tuesday. A perfect day to kayak. This morning, Kangaroo Lake was to be our destination. We’d tried to paddle on the lake last year but it was just too windy and rough to enjoy. This day promised to be…
Destination-Door County
Paddle Pedal & Coffee Tour of Wisconsin 2024 Day 1 We’d had such a good time with the PPC Tour of Wisconsin in 2023, we thought we’d give it another go. Our tour last year had focused on Door County during the first week then SE Wisconsin, closer to Milwaukee the second week. This year’s…
Heading south towards home
Tour of Wisconsin Day 13 We’d had a very full trip in the Badger state. We experienced some beautiful parks and lakes, ate some really good food, and of course drank lots of coffee. Wisconsin is a wonderful state which might explain why more and more of our friends and family are taking up residence…
Just hangin’ around Milwaukee
Tour of Wisconsin Day 12 Milwaukee has some rather extensive bike trails including connections to trails that extend north and west across the state. Since this was our last full day in Wisconsin, we decided to stay in town and see where the in-town trails would take us. Oak Leaf Trail and it’s ‘branch lines’…