I awoke this morning to the city noise of car traffic as people were heading to work. This was a different sound for we recently retired folks who have been staying in more rural locations. For most of our trip, we have been awakened by geese and ducks blowing reveille. They are starting their migration south just like us.
The McKinley Marina is a marina city with 655 slips and the harbor has an additional 250 private moorings. We explored the Milwaukee lakeshore which is dotted with hi-rise condos and office buildings as well as the wonderful Milwaukee Museum famed for the Brise Soleil architectural sculpture which opens with wings and appears to fly or sail. A city park with trails and bridges connects this with the War Memorial, Miller Pavilion, and Discovery World.
We left port at 11:30 as we were only planning on going to Racine about 25 miles south. We had NE wind at 10 kts with a 1 foot chop making this the calmest day yet. We arrived at 2:30 which left plenty of time to spend lots of money at the West Marine store in town for “things we absolutely need”. We have Direct TV but rather a fussy antenna that means one of us has to shout up to the person on the flybridge, “Honey, a little to the left.” What is great about being in a city with a digital TV is that we can use the rabbit ears for pretty good reception. We are not TV people but it was nice to catch some of the Fall lineup.
The McKinley Marina is a marina city with 655 slips and the harbor has an additional 250 private moorings. We explored the Milwaukee lakeshore which is dotted with hi-rise condos and office buildings as well as the wonderful Milwaukee Museum famed for the Brise Soleil architectural sculpture which opens with wings and appears to fly or sail. A city park with trails and bridges connects this with the War Memorial, Miller Pavilion, and Discovery World.
We left port at 11:30 as we were only planning on going to Racine about 25 miles south. We had NE wind at 10 kts with a 1 foot chop making this the calmest day yet. We arrived at 2:30 which left plenty of time to spend lots of money at the West Marine store in town for “things we absolutely need”. We have Direct TV but rather a fussy antenna that means one of us has to shout up to the person on the flybridge, “Honey, a little to the left.” What is great about being in a city with a digital TV is that we can use the rabbit ears for pretty good reception. We are not TV people but it was nice to catch some of the Fall lineup.
