After looking at correspondence from Connie, I knew that they would be in Madison, Wisconsin, for one night before moving to Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Bob and I perused the map and decided to try for reservations at Great Lakes, but alas, they were full. Our next plan was to surprise Connie and Larry at Madison. We knew they were staying at Ho Chunk casino, so off we went. Bob spotted their RV in the parking area and we pulled in next to them, honking our air horn! They came out and were surprised to see us. We spent the rest of the afternoon catching up with each other's travels since we last saw them in December.
Like I said before, we are not back in travel mode and we forgot to get a picture of the four of us. At the last minute, Bob did remember to get a picture of our site. Yes, it is just a parking lot! The interstate was beyond the trees in front of us so there was a bit of noise until later in the evening.
We parted ways with Connie and Larry the following morning. Our plan was to head to Oshkosh, Wisconsin and spend three nights. Bob found a Passport America Park--Osh Vegas Palms--that had room for us. Wisconsin was not a new state for us, but this was the first time we had been in the eastern portion of the state.
After the previous three days' travels totaling over 1100 miles, this was a short travel day! We made it to Oshkosh early in the day and got settled. It was time to check the area to find some tourist activities for our stay. After a short rest, we got in the car and drove to downtown Oshkosh. There was not much to see, but they do have a nice riverwalk. We returned to Sol and continued planning.
The following morning, we set off for the riverwalk. The walk follows both sides of the Fox River through downtown Oshkosh. Along the walk are insects, each painted with a theme:
Outer space.....
The city....
Gulliver's Travels...
...and my favorite, Photography. If you enlarge the picture, you may be able to see all the elements of photography used to make this insect.
We thoroughly enjoyed the riverwalk. The path even took us to the Oshkosh campus of University of Wisconsin.
After a trip back to Sol for lunch, it was time to visit the Experimental Aircraft Association Museum. Oh, my, what a lot of interesting flying machines and history! It was well worth the visit.
The following day we decided we needed to do some hiking. Bob found a conservation area with a good trail...Terrell's Island.
The trail follows a breakwater that was built to keep an invasive species of fish out of the reservoir.
It also offers views of white pelicans who stop in the area as they migrate.
After our hike we returned to Oshkosh for a late lunch at Fox River Brewing Company. The weather was nice, not too hot or windy, so we opted to sit on the deck overlooking the Fox River.
We enjoyed our visit to Oshkosh, but it was time to move on to our next stop, Potawatomi State Park near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
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