It's amazing the difference ten to fifteen degrees in temperature makes on a bike ride. The heat finally broke and I think all the riders were a bit relieved and refreshed. I know I am. We left the Dells this morning about 7:15 after a big breakfast at the local Denny's restaurant. The morning was filled with great country roads and small towns that make for good bike riding. In Packwaukee, half the town had all their stuff out for garage sales. Our first SAG stop was in the little, but busy town of Montello. In Princeton, the local American Legion was grilling and selling bratwurst, almost a mandatory stop around noon time. They sell them every Saturday and Sunday between April and October. And they are good!
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| Store owned by Karen Washbush's grandfather |
We finished 84 miles and into the Ramada Plaza in downtown Fond du Lac (it means the bottom or foot of the lake, as the town is at the south end of Lake Winnebago) just before 2:00. Our hotel tonight is just two blocks from where Karen Washbush's grandfather owned and operated a grocery store (not exactly sure when). Karen's father, Chuck, grew up here.
Well, 84 miles is not exactly a rest day, but most of the day felt good. In the last five days, we have ridden nearly 480 miles. When home, I don't ride those kind of miles in two months! Tomorrow will feel like a piece of cake. We're riding to the east coast of Wisconsin at Manitowoc, less than 60 miles away.
Be well. Do good.
Don
Thanks for the shout out, Don! It put a big grin on my face. This was the general store originally owned by my great grandfather beginning about 1908 and then for a short time by my grandfather around 1940. The side looks like it's in bad shape, but Blueprint Solutions in Fond du Lac has done a wonderful job restoring the building, yet preserving it's history, even showing a 1910 postcard of the original store on his website.
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