What a day !

Let me just start out by saying -- I need to remember today in case I ever want to write a book.

The morning was nice we checked out a couple of HD dealers. One in Manotowoc (strange little town) and one in Sheboygan.

We made it to Milwaukee around noon. We toured the HD museum. It's awsome and we've decided we will definatly go back. We stayed until 4:30 ate at the Motor restaurant, checked out the museum store and closed down the place at 6pm.

Put on rain suits and headed south on 94 out of Milwaukee. We where on our way home.
Well, that is where the "adventure" begins. The sky was very dark. Hummmmm......continue on we did. We didn't too far before the rain came. And came it did!!!!
We made it as far as outside of Racine. We pulled off the high way to try and find a gas station, building with an awning, under pass to sit at -- NOTHING.
We pulled into a parking lot (Mayflower movers shipping terminal actually). Didn't find much there but they did have a shipping container that was open so we stopped and got inside it. Yep, the two of us sitting inside this thing for about an hour watching it POUR RAIN and BLOW HIGH WINDS. You see now why I need to remember this in case I ever write a book. I'm not making this up.

We get out the gps to see how far we are from any motel and pull out the cell phone to start making calls. First place, disconnected phone, second place way too expensive, third one is the charm. Now, just to get there. The girl gives us good directions so we don't have to get back on 94. We go through a little town called Sturtevant and there is a storm drain that is like a mini fountain in the middle of the road, we get through that ok., only hydro-plained once (scary) and then made it to the Super 8.

We must have looked like drowned rats walking in to the lobby but they have us in a nice room and we're out of the rain. I have to say that the one last night and the one tonight have been very nice.

Wouldn't you know as soon as Steve got the bike all locked up and covered it quit raining. Well at least it was warm. If it had been cold that would have been worse.

We're going to hang out here and leave towards home tomorrow. Let's hope that plan works.

Bye for now, drowned in Racine,
Julie