Circle Trip - July 4, 2020 - Epilogue
Epilogue
On our last day, the boys wanted to get home at a reasonable hour. Accordingly, we were on the road leaving Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin before 5:00 am. That was just fine by me. My ride home was four hours driving. Their trip is more than double that.
This was a good trip. We turned garbage into candy after our Maritime Provinces trip was cancelled. It was a nice ride.
We rode many fewer miles than on previous trips - my mileage home was 260 miles from Sturgeon Bay for 2,270 miles in total. Magellan and Buttercup will be longer, given their ride to Illinois and the return.
On this trip, it took us four days to reach 1,000 miles. Last year, we exceeded 1,000 miles by mid-day on Day 2.
We saw some wonderful things on this trip. Everyone agreed that the highlight was the Upper Peninsula. And along the way, the boys learned a lot of new things.
Buttercup reported that many people in the Upper Midwest use the word "yahn." We don't know what that means or exactly how to pronounce it. But Buttercup uses the word quite often. I think he believes it makes him sound like a yankee.
The boys also had some indigenous food - well, at least Buttercup did mostly relating to bratwurst. But he ate whitefish and walleye too. They also had indigenous beer. The local Wisconsin beer is very good.
We also decided to take the Maritimes trip next year. It would involve all of the same stops, just one year later.
It was another terrific trip with two good friends and three cantankerous Harleys.
On our last day, the boys wanted to get home at a reasonable hour. Accordingly, we were on the road leaving Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin before 5:00 am. That was just fine by me. My ride home was four hours driving. Their trip is more than double that.
This was a good trip. We turned garbage into candy after our Maritime Provinces trip was cancelled. It was a nice ride.
We rode many fewer miles than on previous trips - my mileage home was 260 miles from Sturgeon Bay for 2,270 miles in total. Magellan and Buttercup will be longer, given their ride to Illinois and the return.
On this trip, it took us four days to reach 1,000 miles. Last year, we exceeded 1,000 miles by mid-day on Day 2.
We saw some wonderful things on this trip. Everyone agreed that the highlight was the Upper Peninsula. And along the way, the boys learned a lot of new things.
Buttercup reported that many people in the Upper Midwest use the word "yahn." We don't know what that means or exactly how to pronounce it. But Buttercup uses the word quite often. I think he believes it makes him sound like a yankee.
The boys also had some indigenous food - well, at least Buttercup did mostly relating to bratwurst. But he ate whitefish and walleye too. They also had indigenous beer. The local Wisconsin beer is very good.
We also decided to take the Maritimes trip next year. It would involve all of the same stops, just one year later.
It was another terrific trip with two good friends and three cantankerous Harleys.
Thanks for the ride! I enjoyed your trip so much:)
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