Showing posts with label Wisconsin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wisconsin. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Monk Sweat?

As of writing this 43.03811N 89.38414W at 905.21ft at 6:05pm Central Time.
We some cool discoveries today: a brewpub named The Grumpy Troll (they had an awesome belgian called "monk sweat" and a nice malty blend called "Curly." After that we went to a house designed by a very eccentric man (Alex Jordan) called The House on the Rock. It was very very "fallingwater"-esque, with balances. Small spaces opening up to huge spaces and lots of stone and stained glass. Also very low ceilings, which is odd considering how tall he was. also Frank Lloyd Wright's "Talesin" was right around the corner and we didn't even know it.

We are really lucking out with the weather, storms bearing down on us just dissolve as long as we get to a more urban area first. My guess is that the head dissipates it or something. Or God is just being nice to us. Also noteworthy is that some MORE of the areas we were just in are now under interesting weather warnings. Chicago ahoy! we now take a dip southward.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Ah, I see.

Well, the Iowa bed and breakfast was flooded in, so we figured we'd press on to the one in Westby, WI, right? right? uhm. actually NO. we'd be arriving too late for them. So, as storms were closing in on either side, we pressed on to La Cross, WI, where we were told the Radisson was an excellent hotel. So excellent in fact, that there was a police officer convention, so no more available rooms (as of 11:59pm, when we rolled into town). The desk clerk validated our parking and suggested we try the (quite large) holiday inn, across the street. Turns out they had two rooms available: A suite, and a king size bed complete with Spa. why yes they do offer a AAA discount. So we have a very strange room with a hot tub right next to the bed. I am not really bothered by any of this, as I find the whole thing quite amusing, the travelling company is excellent, and the vehicle is a fine steed. Plus judging by the weather systems we are constantly leaving behind, the best course of action is to keep moving. So we're in Wisconsin... zany!