Travel

My summer drive-in tour season 2 continues. Today we scootered to the Kiltie drive-in located in Oconomowoc, WI, about an hour ride from my house. It was about an hour away from where I live, so it made for quite a pleasant ride. What’s fun about this place is that it’s “kilt-themed,” and all the employees even wear kilts. Given that I’m Irish (don’t be fooled by the Finnish name!), this was a massive plus for me.

They had an excellent selection of menu items, and the food we ordered was delicious. There were several other things that I hope to try in future visits.

Again, what made this place really stand out was the super-friendly and fun staff. I found this to be the case at the majority of drive-ins that I’ve visited. The employees, for some reason, seemed extra amicable and willing to please. It’s an excellent way to ensure repeat business, at least from me.

Not sure where or when the next drive-in outing will be, but there will be one. Not that I ever need an excuse to play hookey for a couple of hours during the week and go for a scooter ride.

Today I decided to play hooky and take advantage of the beautiful summer weather. I’m a major summer person, and each year, I promise myself to enjoy it every chance I get. I never want to abruptly slide into autumn, realizing (and regretting) that I completely missed out on summer.

Given that I work from home and have flexible hours, it really wasn’t playing hooky as I simply rearranged my working hours from morning to evening.

So what did I do today? I hopped on my scooter and had lunch at a drive-in about an hour away, called K.C.K.’s Crazy Corner.

Last year during the pandemic, I decided that I would only eat out at drive-ins, so I began what I called my “Crazy Wisconsin Drive-in Tour,” where I would scoot to a different one each week. I visited close to a dozen drive-ins last summer.

I had so much fun doing it that I’ve decided to do it again this year, except with new ones. So today was the beginning of season 2 of my drive-in tour.

By the way, the food at K.C.K.’s Crazy Corner was fantastic. But what especially made this place a new favorite for me were the employees. Super friendly and super sweet. Plus, they have homemade pie! I’ll definitely be back.

This summer Mike and I went on a 2-1/2 week long motorcycle trip to Canada, the Niagra Falls, and to Lake George, NY and I took a little bit of video along the way — my first vlog, actually. So below is the video of our trip. It’s about 20 minutes long or so. I learned a lot while putting this together so hopefully, the next vacation video will be better!