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Our Wisconsin Adventure!

Our latest and perhaps greatest journey took us
to the great state of Wisconsin.

Madison, Wisconsin is a loooong way from home and we started off wondering how we had all been talked into thinking it was a good idea to cram 28 dogs and six people into two R.V.s and travel about eighteen hours through rain and hail and dead of night to play a game we can play in our own back yards! I think we had a weak moment back when Springloaded broke a world record at our Tourney in Vermont and we all sat around and celebrated. Eighteen hours sounds reasonable after five or six beers.

Well, we aren't called "Trailblazers" for nothing!

Here are some of the highlights from the Wisconsin trip:

How far is Wisconsin, anyway? Where the heck IS Wisconsin? Anyone got an atlas? Gail, did you print out the directions? Do we know where we're going? Think we can make it to Rochester, NY tonight? Where the heck are we anyway? Are you sure you're only going 70 miles an hour? Are we there yet?

Do they give a stupid test to the rest stop employees? Ever heard of a Dunkin Donuts that runs out of coffee? Niagara Falls!! If we were going to Ontario we'd almost be there...11 hours away is starting to sound close by...Are we there yet?

Albany, Syracuse, Rochester... Did you see the big plastic Buffaloes? I sense a thong shot opportunity. Erie, Pennsylvania! I didn't know we were going to Pennsylvania. Did you get a picture of that sign, Jilly? Can any of you name all the State capitals?

Ohio? Gosh, I wish I had a map. Cleveland, Toledo...Indiana! Indiana want me, Lord I can't go back there, Corn, Is that all they grow out here? It's getting awfully dark. Can you say Lightening? Eeeeks, can you say hail?...How about tornado warnings? Are we there yet? Oh look, more corn. Gail's R.V. looks like a golf ball...all dimples!

Illinois...more rain, oh yeah, and traffic, merging, thronging, screeching traffic. Is that the Sears Tower? Oh look , the Sears tower. Has everyone seen enough of the Sears Tower? Two hours and I can still see the Sears Tower. Chicago traffic sucks. Are we there yet?

Construction and corn. Corn and construction. Are we there yet?

Dane County Fair, Madison, Wisconsin...we made it! Hook ups! Hook ups are good. Fair food...cotton candy, funnel cakes, fudge, smoothies, and cream puffs! Wanna go on the Yo-yo? I think I'm gonna puke. Dammit, I'm gonna win something. What did you win? A fish...Ten bucks and all you won was a fish? Well...it's a cute fish.

Could they have parked us farther away from the racing? Don't complain, we have hook-ups! The venue is fantastic, air-conditioned with plenty of matted run back, lights that work and some kind of soul scheduled racing so we can leave fairly early on Sunday. Leave? We just got here!

Did Springloaded break the world record... AGAIN!? And again and once more for good luck! Holy Mackerel!!!

We just ran a 16.36!! Wooooowooooo!

Many thanks to all who came and helped us so far from home. Ellen from Fur Fun was invaluable as were Flyball Joe and Jillian. We wouldn't have had nearly as good a time without you. Thanks and thanks again! Special thanks also to Lee, Angie, Ashly, Levi, Craig, Howdie and Jake from Springloaded, down to earth and smiling in spite of broken trucks and late nights with no sleep.

On a sad note, we lost and original Trailblazer member over the weekend. Brigid will be waiting for us at "the bridge". Her happy bark and unending enthusiasm will be missed, Condolences to Eileen and Ray.

So, where do we go from here? Well, we don't plan on going any slower that's for sure. Binbrook and Rockton anyone?