The mustang had developed a crack in the windshield sitting in the hot summer sun. I ordered a repair kit, because it would be just my luck to replace it and then it crack again! I also got the soft start installed on the refrigeration compressor, so now the startup loads should be more manageable for the generator, and also for the inverter in the case of refrigeration.
Amy returned Wed evening with a beer re-supply from IL. Alcohol taxes are less in IL, about the only one that is less! I plotted and prepared for our trip up to the head of navigation. We also got to meet our dock neighbors finally. The wife is from Viroqua and knows my family there.
Thursday I made some adjustments to the trim tabs on the dinghy. The new shocks must be slightly longer than the old ones. I had to reduce the bite they were taking. For the evening we headed across the channel to Copeland Park to catch a La Crosse Loggers game. We had seats right over the Loggers dugout. The loggers were playoff bound, but not the most impressive display. The Center Fielder was not all that impressive. Left fielder and Short Stop will find their way to the Major Leagues though!
The "Lumberyard"
Friday we had a full day running around La Crosse for provisions. First over-shopping stop was the Sam's Club. It's very hard to buy most things in bulk for a boat. But shelf stable goods we can find a place to store. Then a lunch stop at "Rocky Rococo's", a pizza chain Ive only seen in Wisconsin. Hasn't changed much in 20 years either :) We then headed for the south side, because there was an ALDI in the old south side Shopko building. And it looked like they maybe were using the whole building... which would have made it the largest ALDI we had ever heard of. Well turns out that it's the same ALDI, just slightly bigger with more room between isles.
After all the provisions were loaded onto the boat and put away, we took Amy's car to Dahl Subaru for a recall repair. We left the car with them for the next 2 weeks, for the repair and also to work up a possible trade scenario. Since she was rear-ended, we would like to trade sometime in the next few months. Maybe here if they offer us the right deal :)
Saturday we finished last minute prep for Sunday departure, and took a dinghy cruise around the area. We explored the east side of French Island all the way up to the spillway from Lake Onalaska. We attempted to head up the La Crosse river, however the first overpass had too many trees and trash against it to make it through... or at least more than I wanted to attempt with an RIB 😅 SO off we went up around the west side, and then back to the boat to meet Aunt Janelle. She had called and was coming to La Crosse and wanted to meet up. Well Amy's birthday is coming up, and she brought cheesecake since we would be in MN over her birthday. Thanks Janelle!
I am going to wrap this up here since we are taking off again Sunday. Have a great week everyone!
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