08/18/2026
We arrived in Cincinnati with a little delay due to some heavy downpour. We didn't get wet because we saw it coming. Once we got settled in at Josh & Steph's house, we tore into the down trees & branches scattered across their front & back lawn. After the back patio & pool were cleaned up and usable, we found a little breaktime to cool are jets. We also had to tend to Fitz after pulling him out from under a big tree branch that fell on him. We all needed a break after that. After some much needed pool time and ice on Fitz's leg we helped Josh make another large pile of branches before calling it quits. We had some great garden fresh fajitas that night, followed by several pool games to decide a champion and then got some needed rest for the next leg of the trip to Milwaukee. Fri, we had a little later than usual start waiting for some storm cells to move through. Not much sightseeing along the way to Chicago but we had some interesting toll booths in IN until the automatic ones in IL. We landed on the South side of Milwaukee near the airport and the first dive bar of the evening, The Newport Bar. Cheap drinks, good pizza and a very friendly owner, Thank you Tim. A short walk to Club Garbaldi Bar with some really good wings. We were pretty full so back to the hotel for the night. Sat was a big day at the Harley Museum with a couple three more stops. First at the Highbury Pub teaching some women how to gamble playing Shut-the-Box, then a Neighborhood Bar stop and Barnacle Buds for dinner with Harley racing motor engineer Caryssa and her friends. Followed by one of the oldest bars in Milwaukee, Landmark 1850. Our night was complete. Sun we packed up and headed home stopping several times as usual. What a world wind tour for my BD.
I'd like to Thank everyone for all the BD wishes and especially the Nashville crew for making this last BD a very memorable one!
