It was a relaxing morning and we spent some time running Lucy on the beach (she ran – we didn’t!). Before we knew it, the day was getting on into late afternoon so we pulled anchor to cruise along the shore looking for a strong Wi-Fi signal. We didn’t have much luck there, so we headed over to the Discovery Center on the downtown lakefront where we were quite sure we could tie up to the dock for awhile and catch a signal. Maureen spent an hour or so posting entries to the blog while Gale took care of a few little chores. Soon, a family aboard a sailboat docked next to us and we learned that there was a free concert going on tonight here at the Discovery Center. In fact, every Wednesday night during the summer season, there is a free outdoor concert. Tonight’s band, Blarney, is a male trio who play various instruments and sing Irish songs. During intermission, a local dance school specializing in Irish dance put on a program showcasing its students. Milwaukee has some kind of festival – often ethnic heritage – every weekend during the summer season. This weekend, the Irish Fest will be the feature at Festival Park.
After enjoying the singing and dancing, we motored back to our anchorage for the night to await a call from our youngest son, Kelle, who was coming in for a weekend visit. Kelle had just spent a few days with his brother, Casey, in Seattle and flew into Moline tonight at 6:30 pm. Kelle is in his third year at the University of Iowa and was taking a break between summer school and the fall semester. The drive from Moline to Milwaukee took about 5 hours and when Kelle called, Gale took the dinghy to shore, walked up to where Kelle was parked and brought him out to the boat.
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