Madison and the Dells: Five Unwanted Ducks
August 1, 2020 – After a somewhat uneventful night with a hotel check-in and a cookie, Christina and I had a few plans for the day. Just about none of those things happened the way we planned.
Travel
COVID Tourism – Madison, WI
The times we live in continue to be interesting and unprecedented, and I’m not sure what this weekend is going to look like. Regardless of any uncertainty, Christina and I hopped in the car, rented a hotel room, and headed up to Madison, Wisconsin.
Back to Denver Pt 3: Smooth Start, Rough Finish
Back in IL after a final, exciting day in Denver. The day started off wonderfully and ended on a bad luck streak that continued to this morning, but we’re thankful we got home safely!
Back to Denver Pt 2: Nightmare at 14,000 Feet
Today’s update is going to be relatively short since I want to get out there and make the most of my last day in the Denver area. I’ll have to add photos on Monday!
Back to Denver, Pt 1
Denver holds a special place in our hearts. It was the first leg of our final segment of the 50 state challenge in 2018 (Colorado->Wyoming->Montana->Idaho), and we immediately fell in love with the area. Open roads with high speed limits, great scenery, and fantastic escape rooms.
Travel Restored
Travel is back on the menu! I’ve completed one (very safe) trip, got another (very safe) trip I’m on right now (more on that later!), and I have a bigger trip on the calendar for August, followed by the Red Bull Discovery Lab in September. Indianapolis, Denver, Miami cruise, and Boston, respectively.
Post-Coronavirus Journey
No guarantees that I’ll do this, but a fun idea I’ve been floating as states start to come off of COVID-19 lockdowns…
No Travel, No Internet, Lots of Phone Calls
During the COVID-19 lockdown, I’ve had quite a terrible adventure dealing with the dregs of the internet provider community. I could write pages and pages of the full story, but I’ll leave it with the shorter synopsis below.
Stash for the Apocalypse
In case the world wasn’t feeling quite grim enough, I got this gem from my navigation unit. “Need a break? Try the abandoned gas station just up the road!”
World on Lockdown
So things continue to get more and more dire out there. Somehow, I still haven’t managed to spend a single evening kicking back…