Sorry the countdown is late! We actually did a weekend escape and just got home! Friday was the day we were supposed to start our drive to WDW (our cancelled trip). So a few weeks ago Mark suggested a quick getaway to the Wisconsin Dells. I took Friday off which is why the website was finally able to be updated and Mark worked half a day. We had a great drive up and arrived right at check-in time (4 pm). I could not believe the line to check in. Crazy. Went pretty fast and we were soon in our room which was on the ground floor and had a parking spot right in front. So Mark went to move the car, we loaded the room right through the patio door and we were set.
We stayed up at Wilderness. That place is huge! It was also packed and with only the inside water parks working it was also crowded. Went to a nice dinner at Fields and then relaxed by the fireplace in the room to watch the Nationwide race on tv. Two downsides for this resort for us. 1) the wi-fi was terrible (which is why you never heard from us). 2) we were in a lock-off on either side and you can hear so much through the doors. All those kids meant we had ones running back and forth over our heads and a crying baby who cried non-stop from 2 am to 3 am!
Saturday morning we went out for breakfast and then headed over to Ho-Chunk Casino. They had least had good wi-fi and gave Mark the code to get in while I gambled. After that we took a walk through downtown and then to the ducks. I love riding the ducks but boy was it cold out there and my hands were hurting! After that we went back to the room to warm up. We had dinner at a nice Italian resturant nearby but I couldn't each much as I was feeling pretty quesy (which I'm sure wasn't helped by the cold). We did go over to the arcade but it was a mad house in there as well. So back to the room to watch the Nascar race. I also spent a good deal of time just relaxing and reading.
We hit the road early this morning, got home in time for the early show of Star Trek (which we loved), then grocery shopping and home!
Sorry if we got anyone concerned. We just didn't want to publicize this one as we didn't have anyone watching the house like we normally do.
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