SPRING BREAK
- 25 degrees several nights back, brrrrrr
Back in the day students put spring on the map by heading to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for some early sunshine. They then graduated, worked and built hi-rise retirement condos on the beaches where they once played and opened beer cans. Now there are signs that read….
“Sorry these beaches are closed.”

In Wisconsin it wasn’t called spring break but winter break. Here, spring comes in June when schools are out along with wood ticks. We have two types of winter breakers. The first types have their travel plans set in stone. They’ve shopped airfares, car rentals, and hotel rates and know where all the McDonald’s are located. Their bags are meticulously packed days in advance with sun block and a spare pair of shades. They even set a budget and pre-purchase travelers checks, maddening hey?

Then there are the second type of winter breakers, like you and me, who right before leaving ask…
What day are we leaving?
Where are the car keys?
Where are we headed?
Do we need reservations?

This normal non-preplanning, in my humble opinion, has got to be the way to fly. I mean there is real joy in the morning waking up in some unexpected place and time frame. It’s redefining Einstein’s time and space relativity.

I had this same feeling when I drove a semi. After driving ten hours then sleeping, I’d awake from a short nap not knowing where in the Sam hell I was, talk about dis-com-bob-u-lation, I hadn’t a clue. Yet, up around the corner was a new town, a new area or experience like the sunrise over the Blue Ridge. A new day brought a new adventure (like New York City traffic).

So go ahead enjoy your spring! As for us? We maybe headed south, that could be anywhere for everything is south of here except the U.P. and possible Duluth.