Engulfed in flames
On Wednesday I made the trip to Duluth, Minnesota to the Aerostich Rider Wear factory to buy a new rider suit. For some reason I thought the ride would take three hours but actually was five and a half one way including stops. On the way back, I stopped to take a picture of a ship at the museum in Superior, Wisconsin, just across the water from Duluth, Minnasota. Turns out the ship, that to me looked like a cross between a submarine and a lake freighter is the last of its kind. It's called a "Whaleback". It's the "SS Meteor".
On Friday, I took a ride to the Ultralight plane area of the airport to watch them take off and land. I then rode over to the Sea Plane Base, that is located on nearby Lake Winnebago. On my way to the Sea Plane Base, I had to detour due to a very serious accident involving a pickup and a motor home. It did not look good! Later on Friday I decided to pick up my toys and head for home, so I broke camp and headed out. Due to my impeccable timing, I reached Chicago at the height of rush hour. Three hours later I was south of Chicago. I will never go thru Chicago again!!!!!! I made it to the east side of Gary, Indiana before calling it quits for the night. I'd had enough after having to deal with the bumper to bumper in Chicago. Did I mention I'm never going thru Chicago again? Any way, I was up early on Saturday and on the road by 5:30am. Somewhere in Ohio I encountered a Minivan on the opposite side of the thruway and there was a small amount of flame coming from the underside of the vehicle. I called 911 as did others, but in less than five minutes, the van was engulfed in flame. Too bad! If anyone had been carrying a fire extinguisher, the van could have been saved.
And that is the end of another motorcycle trip to Wisconsin and back.
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