If you look at my little map, you will see that I have traveled the most random route imaginable. Well, yesterday morning it was sunny and warm(ish) in Chicago, so I decided I would drive up to Mackinac Island to check it out. I have heard that it's a beautiful place that is worth visiting, but knowing that I would not be there until the end of October or the beginning of November I was initially going to skip it. The warm sun and the fact that I don't have to be in San Fransisco for another three weeks, changed my mind. I got in the car and, although it is against the rules, headed east and then north. Very far north. I spent the night about an hour away from Mackinac so that I could get up and spend lunch on the island, walk around a bit and then continue on my way. Well, this morning it was cold and raining. I knew as I drove closer that there was no way I was getting on that ferry. If the boat ride wasn't torturous enough, I would then be stuck on a pedestrian island forced to wander in the rain until I could take the boat back. I drove all the way to the ferry stop, just to make sure that I really didn't want to go. Yeah, I didn't. It was too cold. And honestly I'm not sure I could have gone if I wanted to -- the ferry terminal (?) looked deserted and I didn't see a single boat. No loss.
I decided to continue on to Green Bay. Part of my 'visit Mackinac plan' was so that I could bum around the Upper Peninsula until the weekend and I could go to the Packers/Cowboy's game on Sunday. But a little web surfing lead me to discover that hotels in Green Bay on game day are nearly impossible to find. The Packers sell a ticket/hotel package that cost $799. There is no way I am buying that!
Tonight I am in Green Bay staying right next to the stadium. Motels are readily available (and inexpensive) on random Wednesdays. (Is today Wednesday? I have no idea anymore.) The 'Roadside Inn' is actually a kick. It is all decked out for tailgating: there are instructions about where to park for grilling stations and my ground floor room has a big window that opens wide with a table, a couch and a big screen right next to it. It's like staying in the mods.
Tomorrow I am going to visit the Lambeau Field -- is there anything else to do in Green Bay...?
Too bad about Mackinac, but you made the right choice, I am sure. Miss you and wish Green Bay had worked out for a join up.
ReplyDeleteWould you like to go to a 40-acre living history museum illustrating Wisconsin life in the 18th century??? You know it!
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oooh.. or a cheese factory! There must be a cheese factory! Have you eaten any cheese yet?
ReplyDeleteGeez...you did travel far! Hopefully you at least saw some fall foliage on your drive. I say...eat some cheese (and maybe a brat?), do the football tour and move on!
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