One Couple’s Quest for Fun Kayaking, Cool Bike Trails and a Great Cup of Coffee
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.
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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’…
Or at least the area-Tour of Wisconsin Day 11 There was so much to do in this area of Wisconsin that we decided to head back in that general direction. It’s only 30 minutes from Milwaukee. We’d planned to go farther west the last couple of days but we’ll go to those places next time….
Tour of Wisconsin Day 10 We always enjoy Bruegger’s Bagels when we travel to Iowa so for breakfast before another big day we stopped at one of their 3 Wisconsin locations, this one located in Oconomowoc. We had their bacon egg and cheese bagels on a cheese bagel. Pretty good start to the day. And…
Tour of eastern Wisconsin Day 8 This was our last day in Door County. We said goodbye to our hosts and headed south towards Milwaukee; but not before we stopped for some tourist stuff. We made stops at Door Artisan Cheese Shop in Egg Harbor(really old aged cheddar), apple stuff at Wood Orchard Market, also…