The Journey Home

26 Wednesday Oct 2016

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We are home. The slow internet and difficulty in uploading photos finally did Mom in. We are pretty sure she used up her limit and patience as well. ATT was not the service of choice in the north so any correspondence here and on FB was a trying task at best. Here’s what happened after Dubuque.

Continuing to follow The Great River Road, we reached another destination: Le Claire, Iowa. We again visited Antique Archaeology, home to the television show, American Pickers. While we have never seen any of them, we do enjoy the past revisited.

We went on the Lock and Dam #14 to check out eagles and met up with Le Claire friend, Connie Kroger, and Scotties: Maggie and Annie.

Kansas was our next on the list. This is the KCMO skyline driving to Shawnee, KS.

Where Gordon and Gillis Lauber along with pawrents, Mary and Larry live. Mary had Mom a birthday lunch( yes, she had her birthday on the road) and we had fun in the back yard.

That’s Gordon and Gillis.

This is us on the table. BOL! It was a short but great visit.

See the Scottie( Gillis, we think) in the window saying bye. 🙂 Finally: Oklahoma

On Route 66, we dropped in on The Blue Whale. What an icon. It used to be a swimming place back in the day.

It has much more character than the waterslides of today. Simpler times.

Thanks for traveling along on our adventures. Here’s to: Keeping It Simple. ~Indy and Lucy

Life on the Mississippi

24 Monday Oct 2016

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As the sun rose on Dubuque, we set out to explore the Mississippi river towns of Galena and Guttenburg, one in IL and the other in Iowa. First stop: Galena, IL.

It a quaint town with a narrow main street lined with shops of all kinds. It reminds me of Eureka Springs, AR without the steep hills. This is the real reason for our visit, however.

The home/museum of the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S Grant. We went on to follow the Great River Road north to Guttenburg, IA which we didn’t see yesterday because of the missed turn in Prairie du Chien.

We had a picnic on the banks and watched the barges ferry their goods up and down the river.

We are tired pups tonight. See ya tomorrow. ~ Indy and Lucy

The Great River Road

23 Sunday Oct 2016

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What a day! We left Lacrosse and struck out for the Great River Road.

We learned about Chief Win-no-shik, a notable chief of he Winnebagos, trains tooted their horns for us,

and we saw barges making their way down the Mississippi.

We stopped at a little town named Lynxville.

Here at the Dawg House, Mom and Dad had some fish and chips while we watched 15 or more bald eagles fly across the river to the bluffs behind us. It was the treat of the day. We missed the turn at Prairie du Chien so we continued on to Dubuque, IA. Our loft is in the refurbished warehouse/mill area of Dubuque. It is pretty cool.

The window overlooks the town.

The floors are concrete and a lot of the walls are brick.

We ran all over the place exploring.

We are staying here a couple of days. No tellin what’s tomorrow. ~ Indy and Lucy

The Looong Road Home

22 Saturday Oct 2016

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Door County was clothed in its finest as we left. We traveled to Green Bay and went west following Highway 29 across the top of the state. It was a pretty route fraught with farms and barns with barn quilt patterns.

Our friend, Michele Bronsky, suggested we stop at a place called Nueske’s and we are sooo glad we did.

We opened the car door and smelled bacon. The cherry wood smoked was the favorite as were the brats and root beer for the road.

A neat pit stop, and then we were off.

We followed the Great River Road down the side of the state: Mississippi River on one side and bluffs on the other.

We spent the night in Lacrosse, Wisconsin on one of the Mississippi River Canals.

We continue our travels home tomorrow. Please join us. ~ Indy and Lucy

Peninsula Park

21 Friday Oct 2016

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We are bringing our fall adventure in Door County to a close. It is only fitting that we end with a spin around Peninsula Park.

See ya on the road. ~ Indy and Lucy

Out and About Door

20 Thursday Oct 2016

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Today was a shopping day. We stopped to buy honey crisp, sweet tango apples and took some pics as well.

Wineries were next on the list.

Autumn continues to advance on Door as we continued on our errands to

pick up a few items in town,

a visit to the dock of the bay,

and then it was time for dinner.

Lure, Sister Bay

Later it was nighty night for little Scotties and their pawrents. ~ Indy and Lucy

Roadside America: Door County

19 Wednesday Oct 2016

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We have switched to our blue cottage in Fish Creek. We will be staying here a few days till we start our drive home.

We began our day with spa treatments at Pet Pleasures in Sister Bay. We then went on a drive to see the countryside colors. They are practically at peak.

I love pumpkins. ~Lucy

Flowers, Goats, and Graffiti

18 Tuesday Oct 2016

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We left our message as did other guests of the Linger Longer before we went on our way. See ours?

Check out was 10 so we had quite a bit of time before our check in at 3 in Fish Creek. Notice the fog this morning on our drive to the other side of the peninsula.

Mom and Dad wanted to stop at the White Gull Inn for breakfast.

Everyone’s favorite seems to be the stuffed cherry French toast but Dad always orders the “Nice Guy Hash” because he is and Mom orders different things as long as they come with hash browns which are the size of a small iron skillet. They are not known to be calorie conscious on vacation. BOL.

The fall decorations around Fish Creek are lovely and the leaf color change continues. Mom says the camera does not show how beautiful it is to the eye.

We saw the goats on the roof again at Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant in Sister Bay.

Then we ended up here. You know what this means. Yep, bath appointment at Pet Pleasures for tomorrow.

Before we left home Dad designed a stencil in order to put our names on the warehouse/art gallery on Anderson dock in Ephraim. We brought it along with our little paint pots from Home Depot and were soon in business.

Here is a picture of the dock taken last spring.

I saw a golden doddle and gave him the barking of his life. His parents did not have him on a leash. Tsk. Tsk.

Mom went to the Tannenbaum store. She can’t resist a Christmas shop.

She didn’t buy anything there but sprung for a duck head walking stick at the Rusty Rabbit. We would show it to you but it’s wrapped for traveling. Totally awesome, though. That was our day; hope you enjoyed it. ~ Indy and Lucy

Leaf Peeping in Door County

17 Monday Oct 2016

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We started out at our lake house and continued up Whitefish Bay Road.

The fall report is that the color change is at 50%. Everyday we see a difference.

We went by our favorite park today: Frank Murphy County Park.

Lots of geese and other ducks were on the water. We even saw a bald eagle.

It was gorgeous today with mild temps and not so windy to mess up my hair do.

This park is never crowded and is a great place for Scotties to walk the beach.

The trees along the county road are experiencing change too.

We stopped at an apple orchard today also.

We continued to Ellison Bay and the ferry road.

Tomorrow we have to move from the lake house to the Java Hut, our blue cottage in Fish Creek. Big storms are predicted too. It’s all in an adventure. ~ Indy and Lucy

Another Door Day

16 Sunday Oct 2016

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The day began with a beautiful sunrise.

I love wave watching; it is my favorite thing. Sister pays no notice of them.

Later we went into Sturgeon Bay, a town at the entrance to the Door County peninsula and by far the largest one. It is a lovely place filled with historic homes, beautiful neighborhoods, and remarkable architecture. The shops were all decked out for Halloween.