SRS Octoberfest

 Friday, October 21, 2022

The October Birthdays were celebrated today with an Octoberfest theme with a complementary luncheon choice of schnitzel or kielbasa (I don't know why they didn't serve bratwurst), red cabbage, spätzle, cake and a beer selection. I invited Peter to wear his Alpine hat and red checkered shirt and to bring our steins.  I would wear my Germanfest outfit.

The food was generous and delicious.  The music by Jay Isaacson was modern and very enjoyable.

The day was unseasonably warm after the cold snap we had a few days ago, a perfect day to enjoy a ride toward Holy Hill and check out the skeletons nearby.  We have been doing that for the last few years; the outlandish creations are always so much fun.  The temperature was 78 degrees as we were driving and taking in the glorious colors of the trees.  I don't know when the trees were more beautiful.  It was a longer ride because Peter drove on I43 and we had to backtrack.  It was rather windy.

As we were approaching Holy Hill it seemed very windy, so much so that I asked Peter if he had the window open, because it sounded so loud.  But as the noise got louder he realized it was not the wind, but something wrong with the car.  We were lucky to find an off-the-road area where a few cars were parked from people hiking a trail.  Peter checked; it was a rear left flat tire.  He recently replaced the front right tire.  I called AAA and a service truck arrived in less than an hour.  Fortunately, some cars pulled out behind us giving the service truck plenty of room.

Peter had a great idea to drive directly to the Sommer's dealership in Mequon to drop off the tire and order a replacement.  We got there at 5:00 p.m. while still enjoying the beautiful colors of the season.  We took a leisurely drive to SRS and arrived at about 6:00 p.m.  It was an enjoyable day despite the tire mishap.   Hopefully, we will have a few more nice days to get back to see the skeletons; maybe when the tire is ready.