On the road again!!!

We visited our friends from Sun City who spent their summers in a campground/resort on one of the many lakes in Wisconsin. It is near Bloomer, WI. We went to tour the Leinenkugel brewery in Chippewa Falls, WI. After the tour we got 2 tickets each to get beer with so we could sample the different beers. There was actually a beer that Francoise liked somewhat. It’s name was BerryWeiss; it tasted a lot like a winecooler but a little bitter. We met some of their friends who live in Apache Junction, AZ in the winter and had a great time with them as well. We had a nice campfire one evening but, of course, not as big as the ones we are used to. Every morning we walked the road around the lake which was 3 miles. Twice we took Bear (our friends’ dog) along with us. She enjoyed the walk as much as we did. We then went on to Effigy Mounds near McGregor, Iowa and hiked the trails totalling over 8 miles. Before we started our hike we were warned by the ranger that it was quite a hike with steep inclines. They thought we might be too old for that kind of hike. It took us a little over 4 hours but we stopped along the way to enjoy the beautiful scenery. The effigy mounds are quite interesting as they are burial grounds for the Indians and they are shaped like animals. Anyway, we showed them that the grey-haired lady could do the hike after all! All total that day we hiked/walked over 9 miles as we toured McGregor afterwards. Gary had a huckleberry ice cream in McGregor which he is liking more and more. He had eaten one previously in Nebraska. I had a turtle which, for you who don’t know what it is, is a treat consisting of pecans or peanuts held together with caramel and topped with a layer of chocolate. Very goooy, but very yummy! We drove mostly over blue highways and enjoyed the slower pace and the scenery a lot. The leaves are changing colors which makes it very nice as we haven’t seen that since we have moved to Arizona.