I Am a Motorcoach, Discovering the USA by Tread Windshield and Mirror…

. . . ote ‘n abote from harbors, to islands, to orchards, to lighthouses, and of course, to restaurants (making sure the passengers stay well fed). Oh, and two unusual opportunities for me on this Door County, Wisconsin tour: I experienced being a passenger, and did some offroading through an orchard. Come along and see . . . .

Selfies

(which by definition means I’m in them . . . though you might have to look for me)

Here I am hangin’ out with the tugs at their dock on Sturgeon Bay.

I was ferried on the way to and from Detroit Harbor, Washington Island. No, I did not have an incident on the ferry. But this is to show you how serious they are about getting the most for their real estate on the ferry. It was my first ferry ride. A little odd being the one transported.

Craziest thing when I dropped off my passengers at a breakfast spot in Sister Bay: goats on the roof! The reason, of course, is the roof is made of grass.

Here I am at the Harley Davidson Museum in downtown Milwaukee. The city is located on the shores of Lake Michigan, and at the confluence of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic rivers. The museum is surrounded on three sides by the Menomonee River.

MEETING THE NEWS on the roadways of America, first-hand, real time, real world news—going out and discovering the news . . .

BEACH NEWS: Rather than sand, Schoolhouse Beach on Washington Island is covered with smooth limestone rocks, accounting for its uniquely beautiful appearance. It is one of only five such sandless beaches in the world (the other locations are Norway, Sweden, France, and Mexico).

ALIGNMENT NEWS: 950 feet apart, an upper and lower range light make up the Baileys Harbor lighthouse. The white light of the upper range light stands 17 feet taller than the lower range light’s red light; and their alignment has guided ships safely through dangerous waters into the harbor since their completed construction in 1869.

Developed by Frenchman Louis Fresnel in 1819, the Fresnel Light utilizes a system of lenses arranged in geometric patterns to intensify a light source (originally flame). In use in lighthouses throughout the world by 1820, the invention could project light twenty miles out to sea. In the days of lard-fueled flames, the problem of soot production kept lighthouse keepers perpetually busy cleaning the many prisms in order to keep the light at maximum brightness.

(Unlike selfies, these are not about me, but about travel discoveries I think you’d like to know about.)

Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant and Butik was a huge hit for the Swedish breakfast and the grazing goats on the grass roof.

Quote Of The Day samples

“I don’t say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.” — ORSON WELLS