Bye-Bye Logan and Aunty Up

Friday, July 31, 2009
After a breakfast that is noisy and busy (our hotel appears to be taken over by a teenage boy baseball tournament and there really isn’t enough food), we say our goodbyes to Aunty Up, Uncle Tom and Logan. They are off to sight-see in Chicago and we are on our way west to visit Wisconsin Dells. While the kids pack the room, Mama takes Big Red to Jiffy Lube for an oil change and to have the fluids and tires checked. Just before we scoot out we book a free room at the Holiday Inn in Wisconsin Dells – we earned two so far this vacation, and we hit the road. We have some more space in the van, but we are sad. Unfortunately our 3 hours drive stretches to 5 when we hit massive traffic in a construction zone, We spend 45 minutes actually parked on the freeway. Good thing we are not in a hurry. We arrive at Wisconsin Dells and check in to the hotel. It is about 5pm. The reason we are visiting this town is because it is famous for its water parks and other kid amusements. We debate whether we should head to the kids preferred destination – Mt. Olympus Water Park and Theme Park for the evening or wait until morning. We are tired, so the kids opt to eat leftover deep dish pizza for dinner, and then go for a swim in the hotel pool which is enormous and does have water slides. We tuck in early and prepare for a busy day tomorrow.