THE SECOND STOP OF OUR TRIP WAS TO SEE TWO MORE PLACES WE LIVED: RACINE AND WHITEWATER and to have DINNER WITH MY SON, DAVID and his wife, NICKIE. AS WE LEFT IOWA WE TOOK ALL THESE LANDSCAPE PICTURES, MARCIA COMMENTING HOW PRETTY IT WAS BUT SHE'D MISS THE SAND UNDER HER FEET!
WE STOPPED FOR SUNDAES AT A&W -- WE DECIDED THIS WAS OUR VACATION AND TO NOT HOLD BACK --IT WAS GREAT!! WE THEN DROVE TO WHITEWATER. MY DAD PASTORED A CHURCH THERE, BUT EVEN THOUGH WE ASKED A LOT OF PEOPLE, DESCRIBING IT'S LOCATION (MAINLY THAT THERE WAS A PIGGLY WIGGLY CLOSE TO IT!), NO ONE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHILE LIVING THERE, MY BROTHER WENT TO KINDERGARTEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN -- IT'S STILL THERE!!
WE GOT TO DAVID and NICKIE's HOME WHERE NICKIE SERVED US A DELICIOUS MEAL. WE THEN PLAYED WITH THEIR DOG, ELSIANNE.
WHEN WE GOT TO RACINE, MARCIA HAD ALL KINDS OF FLASHBACKS.
SHE REMEMBERED SWIMMING IN THIS WATERHOLE--EVEN FOUND A NEWS CLIPPING OF THE OLD ONE. THE NEW ONE - above - NOW HAS A CONCESSION STAND
RACINE IS ON LAKE MICHIGAN and WE HAD FUN CLIMBING ON ROCKS....
....WALKING AROUND THE HARBOR and HAVING LUNCH THAT OVERLOOKED ALL THE BOATS!
ON THE WAY HOME TO GLEN ELLYN, WE STOPPED AT A & W. WE GOT CHICAGO HOT DOGS AND SHE WANTED ME TO OPEN MINE SO SHOW WHAT'S INSIDE! A N D OF COURSE, WE HAD TO GET ROOT BEER FLOATS. WE WERE BEING SO GOOD TO OUR BASE NATURE!
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