On the road again! Max and I are travelling today to Washburn, WI to take part in the finals of the Superior Big Top Chautauqua song writer contest. First you must know that we researched how to get here, drive (11 1/2 hours thru Chicago and the same north over “Big Mac”) or take the Badger out of Ludington. Well we opted for the boat. When we arrived at the ferry (at 7am) we were joined by hundreds of Harley Davidson guys. It seems that they were all going to Milwaukee, the home of Harley Davidson, to celebrate the 105th Birthday of the bike. We spoke to one biker from England! Well, Max and I are not very good sailors. There was a breeze from the south that caused a bit of a roll to the boat. (We don’t do carnival rides very well either.) Let’s just say that we were VERY happy to be off that boat. I hope the ride back Sunday is calmer and warmer. (I’ll let you know) When we got off the boat there was a TV guy there recording all the bikes coming off the ferry. And there were folks in lawn chairs waiting for the Harley parade. Cool!
So happily cruising down the road in the stable van we had rather clear sailing. The day was warm and overcast. The Wisconsin landscape is dotted with some of of the prettiest, well kept farms in the Great Lakes area. We got so far north that we hooked up with hwy 2! That’s right the one that runs the length of the U-P. And there in front of us was a black bear crossing the road. I’m glad we’re not camping. It was another 6 hours to Washburn from Manitowoc. So you see it was 11 hrs if you cross the lake. We save 1/2 hour. hmmmmmm
Once we got to our motel we took a ride and found the Big Top and did a bit of sightseeing in the area. It’s quite lovely with lots of water, marinas, B&Bs, and local crafts. A brief thunderstorm swept through and in it’s wake left us a brilliant double rainbow that we enjoyed for a rather long time while eating excellent burgers overlooking the bay. Now we’ll get some rest for tomorrow’s adventure, the contest finals.
Ruth
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