One Couple’s Quest for Fun Kayaking, Cool Bike Trails and a Great Cup of Coffee
Interesting side trips including tours, museums, caves, gardens, even parks.
Our most favorite singer/songwriter you may never have heard of Warning: a few personal thoughts and insights having nothing to do with paddling, pedaling or drinking coffee! Gino Vannelli is kind of special to Mary and me. I discovered his music while working at a record store and introduced Mary to the him via my…
We maintain a bucket list of musicians and concert performances we’d like to see. It’s an unwritten list. Unfortunately, because we’re big fans of the 60’s and 70’s, the list is getting shorter-and not always in a good way. That’s why when Eric Clapton scheduled a few tour dates, I jumped at the tickets-to hell…
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…
Tour of eastern Wisconsin Day 7 We got up a little early and drove just a few minutes to Ellison Bluff County Park for a morning hike. The park is only 170 acres so it’s easy to get to and to get around. There is about a mile and an half of shoreline along the…
Tour of Eastern Wisconsin Day 6 Since we’ve been visiting Door County, I have wanted to bicycle Bay Shore Drive. The road extends from Egg Harbor south to Sturgeon Bay along Green Bay. Today was the day. We set the ride to be an 18 mile one-way trip and planned to meet our wives for…
Tour of Eastern Wisconsin Day 5 We first visited Washington Island a few years ago and were looking forward to seeing it again. This day would turn out to be a full schedule. This post will be a long one as well. We headed to Ellison Bay and ate breakfast at Blue Bear. This restaurant…
Yes, a Festivus for the rest of us We’re really growing fond of Kentucky. The beautiful country side, the rolling hills and a number of rivers and lakes that we’ve enjoyed paddling. And to get to most places that are worth going to, it’s mostly two-lane winding roads. Such is a risk-reward for traveling to…
One L of a Ride Now just to clear things up at the start, no matter what you’ve heard about the Iowa country side, it is NOT flat! But it is beautiful. I’m not sure when RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) made my bucket list but once on the list, this years’s…
I wish I could start every trip we take with a car show. But I’d like to keep my travel partner so that will remain just a wish. The Iola Wisconsin Car show had been on my radar since we started planning this year’s tour. While my resto-modding project ( click here for that story…
Chattanooga Tennessee is an eight hour drive for us. That’s a little far for a race but this one looked particular interesting. So we thought we’d give it a try. The race was on Saturday so we headed out early Friday morning. Our first stop was one of our favorites, Joe Sippers in Effingham IL….