Monday, July 16
Monday: July 16
Drove 49 miles
Today I treated myself to a wonderful pedicure and manicure at La Petite Nail Salon while Tim took the truck over to Baraboo, WI to get the oil changed. When he returned, he parked at the nail salon and we walked into town to look through some of the shops and to have some lunch. We found a neat Bavarian restaurant, the Essen Haus, where they were advertising $2.00 margaritas. Yeah, I know that seems odd – margaritas at a Bavarian restaurant, but hey, you have to take advantage of these bargains when you find them. So we had a few since they were so cheap. Another funny thing about the restaurant was the huge clock tower outside. Rather than playing good old beer drinking songs, it was playing John Phillip Sousa marches. Hilarious! At one point while we were eating it even played the Marine's Hymn. The German food was really good. Tim had another scrumptious pork chop.
After lunch we bought tickets to ride the infamous Wisconsin Ducks. These are reclaimed WW2 amphibious vehicles. They use them to give tours of the Wisconsin River and surrounding area. So now we can say we rode The Ducks! Whoohoo!
We went out for dinner at a very nice steak place, The Newport Steak House, on Hwy 16 about 2 miles south of town. We sat by the big picture window overlooking a horse pasture and the Wisconsin River. After a glass of Cabernet and a filet mignon, the day was complete.
Back at the trailer I got my Bill O’Reilly fix watching the 10:00pm show. Boy, it's nice to be back at a campground with amenities like TV, Cell coverage, and WIFI.
Tim at the Essen Haus
Views of the Wisconsin River taken from "The Ducks".
There's a turtle in there somewhere.
Our campsite at the Wisconsin Dells KOA Campground.
Right over the hill there behind our trailer is the train track. "Hear that whistle blowin'...comin' down the track." Johnny Cash would have loved it.
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