Departure Day from WI

Being my flight was due to leave around 6:20pm, we decided to have an early picnic dinner at High Cliff State Park near Appleton.  It was actually about 30-40 minutes from the airport on the NE side of Lake Winnebago.  This lake is so big that you can't see the south shore from the north shore.  You can only see across it from east to west.  The temperature was a cool 68 degrees.  I'm glad I wore a long sleeve shirt.  The kids however seem to be acclimating nicely. 



We picnicked on the top of the bluff near the viewing tower.  After lunch Michael and I climbed up for the view.



The airport could be seen by the naked eye directly across the lake from here.

There was also a short trail to Redbird.  I thought it was about an actual bird.  Little did I know. Ha!



Red Bird was a chief of the Winnebago.  There was a war between the Winnebago and the US back around 1827.  I wasn't aware of such an event.

One last photo before departure.



I thoroughly enjoyed spending a week with the kids.  I miss them, but look forward to future visits. :)