6/8/21-6/9/21 – We left Fort Belmont by 8 and trucked through Minnesota into Wisconsin. Such green lush farm land. It was pretty flat and straight on I-90 today but as we approached the Mississippi River the scenery became more woodsy and tree filled down to the river valley. I realized on one of our trips that when we go from flat Florida to the mountains of North Carolina I start to feel relaxed and at home in the mountains. I Love the woods, it seems to ground me!
We stopped for 2 nights near Milwaukee, Wisconsin to get some rest and visit our niece, Ann, her husband, Greg and daughter Elora. We haven’t seen them since January of 2020 so it was time for a hug from family… we were driving by on the way home and needed to stop and say Hi!
We got to the campground, lovely drive from the interstate, and settled in for the night. We slept in and took all morning to get breakfast and a shower!
Once at Ann and Greg’s we visited for a bit then went to a park along Lake Michigan with them. As we walked from the parking lot, it felt like air conditioning was coming from the woods…so cool and lovely. The path opened up to the pebble beach along Lake Michigan and WOW, what a big lake! It was so nice to catch up and see what’s going on in their world and make a connection with Elora.
not happy about being still! 
After more hugs goodbye, we took the Lake Drive and enjoyed a winding slower drive back to the campground.
Back at the campground, we did some relaxing and prep for the 3 day drive home. As I write this, it is the 10th of June and we are headed through Chicago…we are “harvest hosting” it all the way home aka, two more wineries till we get home 🙂
As of last night we drove 4,895 miles so far and add one more state to the map… the big cheese, Wisconsin!
