May 31 Sailing on Lake Geneva

Cyndie arranged for us to go sailing today with her friend Jack and wife Joan.  For several years now Cyndie has crewed with Jack for races on Lake Geneva in the summer.  The morning was sunny and with a nice enough wind to make it fun on the water.

Two hours after the sail and it's POURING rain, dark and dreary.   Hopefully it wont last too long as we are supposed to go to a baseball game tonight. 

May 28 and 29 Geneva

Cyndie is a professional photographer and had to do a photo shoot today so she found this ideal location for some family photo shots. 

The DeVrie's family enjoy watching the Ninja Warrior show so Neal built an obstacle course in their yard.  The kids challenged Cyndie and Neal.  Note....no challenge for Grandma and Grandpa! 

The "Peanut Gallery" watching the show.

Fred and I took a ride around the lake.  This is just one of many incredible entries to fancy estate homes around the Lake.

Another cool barn, but this one has been converted to a church. 

Cyndie, Neal and the kids went to a cousin's graduation party today so Fred and I took a drive and then hung out at Barefoot.  The weather is PERFECT. 

May 27 Timmy's Soccer game

Big Sister keeping entertained while the game is on.

Cyndie and Emma

Timmy, Cyndie, Neal and Emma

May 26th Lake Geneva

Cyndie and Neal took us out in there boat on Lake Geneva for a picnic lunch and a quick tour around the mansions.  Both had appointments so it was short, but what a gorgeous day on the water!  Later the "girls", Cyndie, Emma and I, had a pedicure and then it was off to Timmy's baseball game.  Timmy is quite the athlete.  He played second base, pitcher and got in a couple of great hits at bat. 

Cyndie makes an excellent tour guide. 

Getting ready to steal home. 

Caught it!!  Thata boy!!!

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May 25 Cyndie & Neal's Lake Geneva, WI

We arrived today in Lake Geneva.   The morning we left the Kentucky Horse Park we plugged in Churchill Downs on the Google Maps/GPS and for the first time, we received a message that they were closed on Tuesday!  All the research we had done ahead, that never came up.  So, we made a decision and scratched it off the to-do list and headed up to Cyndie and Neal's.  It took two days of driving, but we arrived early this afternoon.  We stayed in Hillsboro, IN last night at a really cool location in the middle of some big farms.   Unfortunately the GPS took us down about 5 miles of rocky/gravel/dirt roads that had Fred driving about 8 miles an hour and shuttering every time a local came barreling by at 50!  The car was so dirty by the time we arrived it looked like we'd been out four wheeling in the dessert.  We would have turned around before we got there, but the road was too narrow. Good thing we didn't as it turned out to be a lovely spot.  As Juli and Jordan have often pointed out the amazing spots they have found wandering off the main road, we found ours. 

If you get to Kentucky, be sure to put this on your list of places to visit and if you are camping we highly recommend it. 

I just love the old barns along the road.  It is amazing that some are still standing, but somehow they do.

Definitely in farm country. 

Charla Rose RV Park....our find along the dusty, gravely road to what seemed to be in the middle of nowhere.

The Iris are gorgeous here.

The view from the campground

The advantage of traveling in May and prior to Memorial Day weekend....hardly anyone there....YET!