Hilton Garden Inn Oshkosh
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Home Sweet Home!!!
Whew----we made it!! After all the crazy weather in Chicago, we only ended up being about a half hour late to Appleton.
It was good to see Mom's face at the airport, and even nicer that this was the last time we had to lug our suitcases around.
Thanks to Mom for cat-sitting for Derby---we wouldn't have been able to take this trip without her :)
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On our way!
So, here we are, waiting to take off on our big adventure. Flying out of Appleton is so nice, security is a breeze!
Our flight to Chicago is running a little late (surprise, surprise), but we have 3 hours to make our next connection, so we should be ok.
Let the adventure begin!!
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Freedom's Just Another Word For....
... but also because it's August 24th! I posted a few pictures; these were taken from the window of a moving car, so they are not great, but they show you how extensive the color is in the Sugar Maples and even some of the oaks.
En route to Green Bay we saw some Sandhill Cranes—two, right by the side of the highway. They hung around long enough for some photos, then took off. We saw a few more later, also near the road. That's a treat; the last time we ...
Great time at Oshkosh
Our days at Oshkosh were filled with
walking and more walking and looking at all the planes. By the
second day we bought fold up stools that we carried with us so we
could sit whenever we got tired. The temps were 100 all the time we
were there. Brad got to ride in the Ford TriMotor
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Smell my dairy air, Wisconsin USA
Arrived in the States (20/03/12) for a month, but not without drama... left my hand luggage in the taxi as we dropped off at Heathrow Airport (luckily taxi driver noticed before it was too late and turn around to drop it back off) and my Mum getting swabbed for drugs in Chicago haha (cake mix in a foil packet confuses the x-ray machines apparently lol). It was ...