Chuck and i just travelled from LaCrosse Wisconsin and "on a hunch" crossed the Mississippi at Nelson and came into Wabasha. Minnesota. We booked "the fisherman’s suite" in an AmericInn for 2 nights and went out for lunch at Slippery’s in the marina. It is the sight of the filming of Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men. Food was amazing (Walleye… a Canadian fish). Oh my gosh amazing. Then we went to the VFW and spoke with a wonderful man who took care of his wife after a stroke but had to put her into a nursing home…. and he is having a 55th Anniversary party for her and bringing her from the Nursing Home to the party. How sweet. We checked into our Fisherman’s suite which is just a room with a lot of fishing decorations and a big fisherman’s chair!!!! Will drink our anniversary champagne and have a picnic later. Let me go back to yesterday….
On August 7 in the late afternoon, we settled into LaCrosse AmericInn and missed the sunset! The next morning, our 47th Wedding Anniversary, we drove into town and went on a Mississippi River cruise, ate popcorn and drank beer. Then went to a wonderful "The Waterfront" restaurant with outdoor tables and had a sweet waitress named Melanie who brought us an Anniversary desert. Drank a bottle of champagne…. then drove back to AmericInn for a nap. Up and out to sunset!!! Got it! Then out to Digger’s Sting named after Paul Newman’s movie, The Sting. Ate Prime Rib and drank wine with Melanie for our bar tender (she told us she worked there at night and the prime rib was good. yep).. Relaxed: OOOOOOOMMMMMMM. This morning I woke up at 6:55 and thought Chuck was up already, so woke him up by accident. Caught EWTN morning Mass at 7am… Beautiful… Got on the road about 920 and landed here in Wabasha over in Minnesota. Oh my gosh. I see champagne peeking from the cooler. Next time you see me I might have veins on my nose and an extra roll on my belly. God bless you.