Category: USA travel 2021
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July 20-21, 2021 Hurricane Harbor
Food choices at the Six Flags waterparks are not as good as the main Six Flags amusement parks so we went to the main Six Flags to get an Italian Beef sandwich for lunch. It was nowhere as good as Al’s Italian Beef but then again it didn’t cost us anything either. The Hurricane Harbor…
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July 18-19, 2021 Around Chicago
After a few days boondocking in Chicago it was time to find a place to dump our sewage and refill our fresh water so we planned to drive to Illinois State Beach Park where they had RV camping spots for $25. First though we went to Manny’s Cafeteria and Delicatessen for lunch. Manny’s is THE…
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July 17, 2021 Foodie Tour!
On our first day in Chicago, we had Hong Kong Dim Sum, the second day we had classic Chicago deep dish so for our third day we had to get Sichuan Hot Pot so we went to one of the fanciest hot pot places in Chicago, Haidilao Hot pot. Haidilao is a chain of Hot…
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July 16, 2021 On Bean and Pizza
It was a noisy night since the street was next to a freeway but it wasn’t too bad. Our parking spot had the benefit of being right next to the Racine light rail stop so in the morning we just walked over to the rail station and took the rail 20 minutes into the center…
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July 15, 2021 CHICAGO!
The morning dawned cloudy but dry and it was time to venture into Chicago. This was the first time since we left Houston that we were entering a large city and it was exciting after spending so much nature time in Wisconsin. Of course the first place we went to in Chicago was Chinatown. Chicago…
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July 11-14, 2021 Birthday!
For Olivia’s birthday we spent the entire day at Menominee Park. This is a nice large park in Oshkosh on the shores of lake Winnebago. The weather was great again and there were lots of kids at the playground so Olivia had a great day playing. There was even a small zoo there that was…
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July 9-10, 2021 Peninsula State Park
We went to check out the rest of the attractions on Washington Island. There was a tower that was supposed to have spectacular views of the entire island but it was closed for remodeling. We went to the Sand Dunes beach and it was a beach with a few small sand dunes. Red Barn park…
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July 7-8, 2021 Washington Island
We woke up to heavy rain and it rained the entire day. That was fine with us as we just stayed in and had a lazy day relaxing and getting some homeschooling done. The parking lot was mostly empty and quiet so it was great for us. One of our great advantages of full time…
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July 5-6, 2021 We found goats on the roof!
The day started off hot just like the previous few days as we left Green Bay to go to Door County. Door County is a peninsula known for its natural beauty, charming small coastal towns and miles of lakefront with Green Bay on one side and Lake Michigan on the other. It had been a…
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July 3-4, 2021 4th of July!
We had been thinking about where to spend the July 4th weekend. As it was a long weekend we knew that all the tourist destinations would be packed so we wanted to avoid that. We had been thinking about going to Door County, a touristy peninsula in Wisconsin but it is known for its lovely…