Southward Bound

Similar to my last couple of trips, there was a lot to do before I could leave on this one. Justin’s Christmas present was two tickets to Mumford and Sons last night at the new Milwaukee arena, Fiserv Forum. Unfortunately, he bought tickets for Sunday night rather than Saturday night and didn’t tell us until about a week before the show. This meant that the concert was on a schoolnight/worknight.

The concert didn’t end until after 11 p.m., and then the ushers unhelpfully directed Justin (who is in a power wheelchair) to exit via a stairway. We dropped off Allie at 11:30 pm and then drove to Whitewater and got Justin ready for bed around 1 a.m. We didn’t get to bed until 2:30 a.m. On four hours sleep, Julia headed off to work and I hitched up the Brew Hut and drove south for warmer temperatures.

Tonight, I’m camped at Comlara County Park near Hudson, IL. The projected low at home was 29 degrees overnight. Here, it’s supposed to be a balmy 36 degrees. I’m not complaining.   There are about half a dozen campers here at this 155 site campground.  The water isn’t turned on, and the bathrooms are locked.  Good 30 amp electrical hookups for $24/night to run my small electrical heater.   And you can’t beat the view.