Hi Ho Hi Ho it's back to reality we go

We have had a marvelous few days exploring and wandering and adventuring up in northern Wisconsin. I definitely would love to come back some day. It is totally reasonable located in terms of us getting here without having to make a twelve million hour drive or having to pay to fly somewhere. The Apostle Islands are absolutely GORGEOUS this time of year (pre-warning for a photo dump coming) and I have taken tons of pictures (this probably doesn't surprise you).

We are heading back to Minnesota today and should be back this afternoon - we don't plan on rushing our way back but enjoying what last little time we have before we are back to work and all of those joys.

Do you have anywhere in particular that you like to get away even if it is for a short time?

Hi Ho Hi Ho its off to paddle we go

I LOVE being able to throw our kayaks in the water and just go - seriously there is soooo much to see and do around here, I could see how people could come up here and paddle for weeks on end and never paddle the same location. We are in love with this place. I can't get in enough outside time or time with my husband (which that is still totally and completely weird to say).

I have managed to go for a run every morning and enjoyed every second. It is ridiculously gorgeous around here. I am thankful for some time to spend with Marc and to spend outside. We will definitely be adding the Apostle Islands/Madeline Island/northern Wisconsin to our vacation list again.

Hi Ho Hi Ho it's off to the Apostle Islands we go....

My car is pointed east and we are off to northern Wisconsin to the Apostle Islands and we can't wait. The kayaks are loaded up on top of my car and the bikes on the back. We are set and on our way (now hopefully the weather agrees with us that we want to spend copious amounts of time outside). We have rented a small semi- rustic (which I am thinking means it has a bathroom - I am not 100% sure and frankly don't really care) cabin on the shore in Bayfield. The area looks gorgeous and everyone who has told us about the area loves it, so we are jazzed. Now we have four hours to chill in the car, don't worry I packed all the essential road trip snack food (soda, cinnamon gummy bears, sunflower seeds, and snack mix).

We had a luncheon bbq with lots of our family and friends who were still hanging out around the Brainerd area, lots of people are sticking around to explore the area for a few days. It was lovely to be able to see them all one more time before we departed, they came a long ways to be with us yesterday and I am glad lots of them are making family vacations out of it while they are here. I LOVE my family and my extended family! My mom is staying with Dakota because her brother's family and a few other family friends will be in town for a few days. That will be great for Dakota to have the chance to run and play with everyone while they spend their days hiking and exploring, I heard word that they may even venture up to Duluth.

There will be a full photo review of the wedding coming once we get back home (Wednesday or Thursday depending on how antsy I am to get them uploaded and posted) - so don't think you are getting short changed on that piece at all. It was soooooooooooooooo much fun to see soooooooooooooooooo many family and friends (yes all those "o"s were necessary).

We plan on taking more than a couple days just into the new year and are going somewhere warm. We figured since June, July, and August really are the prime times to be up in northern Minnesota/Wisconsin we were foolish to leave the beautiful weather when next winter we will be more than game to escape. So there will be a honeymoon part 2 come this winter.


What is a road trip essential food for you?
Where is one of your favorite places to road trip to?