Day 1 – Little Trip

I took my dear daughter on a little road trip for her birthday, which is later this month. I can’t believe that this will be our first solo road trip. We took all four of her lovely littles to her in-laws and their Nana and Papaw’s house. It is always a treat for them to get to see their grandparents up north. We had breakfast for dinner, spent the night, and had breakfast for breakfast.

Day 2 – Tunnels and Touring

When things go oddly on the road with other drivers around her. Dear daughter makes this face.

We drove first to an interesting little spot called Elroy-Sparta Tunnel.

This is a former rail tunnel that is about 1 mile long and has been turned into a bike trail. It was built originally in 1870. The doors on this tunnel are about 20 ft tall. It’s a unique find. The tunnel was completely dark; we stepped inside, and it was very cool in there. As we walked further in, suddenly there was a space where the light was, and then it wasn’t. When we got to that point, I turned my flashlight on, which is on my phone. It barely made a dent in the darkness inside the tunnel.

We headed to the motel and took a nap. When we awoke, we headed for a little town called Montello. We stopped at the little farm stand and bought a melon to bring back when we returned for the kids.

In Montello, there is a huge rock quarry that has been turned into a lake.

The rock from here was used for Ulysses S. Grant’s memorial in Washington, DC.

As we were walking by, dear daughter spotted a little sign. It had a QR code. It was a self-guided historical tour. Very Cool!

As we meandered our way around, looking and seeing. We started to get very hot. So we thought we would cut through an area. One way was a waterway, another was the long way around and then we saw this sign. (I love when God shows you the way)

A little cut through to the other side. If you are looking from where we had started. It looks like there is no way through but the Narrow Road sign… shows you the way.

 “Enter through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who go through it. ¹⁴ How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

Matthew 7:13-14

Then we found a little ice cream shop. YAY!! The gentleman who owned the place was so full of joy and kindness.

The Fox River area is so pretty!

We drove down the way to look at the churches with steeples

On the way to them, we passed this little Korean food truck. The lady smiled, so we stopped and grabbed dinner for the night. This was great!

Day 3 – Greenhouses and Lighthouses

The next day we woke up and drove all the way to Sheboygan. First stop in Kohler was this cute little Greenhouse Coffee shop.

This place was so cute! We had an egg, gouda, and ham sandwich and coffee for breakfast.

This place is inside the American Club. It looks very fancy from the outside. It has a rich history. This quote above was delivered by Abraham Lincoln in his Cooper Union Address on February 27, 1860.

Copilot says: The closing line inverts the old adage “might makes right,” instead asserting that righteousness itself generates strength. Lincoln believed that the nation’s strength should be built on justice and moral principles, not brute force.

We ended up back here for lunch at the Horse and Plow place for a burger and sweet potato fries, sooooo good!

In downtown Sheboygan, we found a farmers market, murals, and we had some thrifting luck.

From there we headed to the water’s edge and walked all the way out to the lighthouse.

Day 4 – We headed back to the Kids

On the way back, we stopped at a Diner called 2 Brothers. It was a good breakfast.

It was raining, so we headed back to Nana and Papaw’s house and caught a few more thrift stores. Dear daughter got a haul off this trip from the thrifting arenas. We saw this Octagon house and stopped for Spoonlickers ice cream.

Dear Daughter made tacos for dinner, and we enjoyed Nana’s and Papaw’s company.

A couple other thoughts and things about this trip:

Worst things:

• The Meatloaf lunch on day one… I actually said, “I would rather starve for 2 days than to eat this meatloaf.” Yep, that bad.

The Best things:

• Time with Dear Daughter
• Full night’s rest
• Sites and Goodies
• The Thrifting was great

A little Extra:

Sometimes you turn the corner, and Dear 1st Granddaughter E is in her natural habitat of books and imagination!

It was a great trip.

Thanks for listening,

Starla