Amazing weekend of riding

So, I learned something very important this weekend - DO NOT decide to update the map on the GPS right before you need to use it for a ride.  Yeah, I suck - I don't know what I did to the GPS, but there was NO map at all on it, so we decided to forego the trip to the new Cabela's in Green Bay and do something we could easily navigate without a GPS and that was a trip around Lake Winnebago.  

It was a great day for riding, lots of sunshine and not a lot of traffic.  My favorite part of the ride is on Highway 55 on the east side of the lake when you come up the hill and look over to the lake and all you see is farm fields followed by a beautiful blue lake that seems to go on forever.  No matter how many times we ride that way, I never get tired of that view.  Sure, we could ride a little closer to the lake, but I think you lose the effect of the hills, trees & fields before the water, and you're higher up so you can see more.  

We had lunch at Salty's in Fond du Lac on the way back, I wasn't really hungry so I just had a bowl of New England Clam chowder and Ed had a cheeseburger with a cup of clam chowder. Their prices seemed reasonable, and the service was good, but man was it dark in there!  It was especially bad coming in from outside.  The best lit place in there was the bathroom!  Maybe next time we're in the area and are actually hungry, we'll try it again.

Today we started out along the lake (Winnebago) and took Highway 45 to 67 and then rode back up through the Kettle Moraine area to Highway 23 back to 45 and back to Oshkosh.  It didn't feel as warm as yesterday even though it was actually warmer.  The wind was terrible and the trip back to the east was a little challenging to say the least.  Ed and I both said that the wind was so strong at some points that our nostrils were getting pinched off.  

We rode with our friends Jill & John, and we enjoyed our dessert first at Kelley Country Creamery and it was amazing as always.  There were a lot of Winnebago type vehicles there with older people in them so we figured they were already starting to head south for the winter.  After that, we ate lunch at the Hamber Haus in Campbellsport on highway 67.  I had a cheeseburger and Ed has a brat.  They split the brat so it's like a butterfly and serve it on a hamburger bun.  It was good as always and not expensive.  It was packed as always too, but it's worth the wait.

Next weekend is Labor Day weekend - hopefully we can get some more miles on the bikes.  I treated my Dyna nice today, washed her, removed some scratches & polished her up. She looks pretty and is ready to go for next time.