After kayaking this week, my wife and I drove up to Gil's Rock (which is at the tip of Door County). After many years, we were ready for the fairy ride to Washington Island. The island was much larger and longer than we realized. We were told to take a walk up to the Nelsen's Bar/Bitter End motel for an "island experience". When our boat finally landed (20 minutes or so) we planned on walking there. Told that it was about 3 miles away, we decided to rent two bikes for about four dollars an hour. We had a lot of fun, yet realized that a few hours was plenty to see the Island. We had lunch at Bitters' End Pub and I joined the "Bitters' End Club" by downing a shot of Angostura's Bitters. Apparently, this is the longest serving "legal" bar in the state of Wisconsin. They hold the Guinness Book of World Records for most bitters served a year. They still serve the most bitters a year of any establishment in the world. Glad to have joined the club (there are about 10,000 of us newcomers a year).
Picture of our ferry, long ago closed coast guard station on Plum Island (That I spent a hunting weekend at with my Dad and brothers back in the '80's) , my wife and I driving the new Lance Armstrong endorsed "Tour De France" bikes, and doin' the bitters at Nelsen Hall/Biter End.
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