What a Welcome to Wisconsin!



the hoards begin to arrive



    On our way to Wisconsin Dells, we broke up the long drive by stopping at a campground in a small town along the way.  What a great idea that was!  When we arrived, we could see that the campground was bustling with activity.  As it turns out, they were having their annual Halloween celebration, which included costume judging and campsite decoration judging.  Many of the 240 campsites were all decked out although, we were caught unaware, and had nothing to decorate with. That was disappointing, since Paul was usually right on top of that stuff when we had a house.  We always had one of the best decorated houses in the neighborhood.

   Once we set up, we set out some chairs to watch the "show".  At 3:00,  it was time for trick or treating, and the people across the way from us were ready for kids of all ages.  There was candy for the kids, and Shots for the parents- shots of "eye of newt" (tequila), and Poison #94 (vodka) among others.  The adults picked a paper from a bowl and took a shot of whatever was on the paper.  Many of the parents were dressed up along with the kids.





the search for jello shots...

  Our busy neighbors were staying at the campground with several friends, some of whom have seasonal sites here, so they know a lot of people.  After chatting across the road with them for a bit, they invited us over to join the festivities and we spent the afternoon with them.  Once the trick or treating was done, we women took off in a golf cart to see if there were any left over jello shots anywhere (there were) and eventually came back so we could  head to someone elses site for a casual dinner and a campfire.  Later there was dancing and Karaoke in the pavilion, and we wandered back and forth between the campfire and the music.  All in all we had a great time and met some really nice people!
    Today we are in Baraboo, at Devils Lake State Park.  Once again we have no cell service, and I can get the internet only once in a while.