It appears that Gerard Butler was wrong.
Because this is SPARTA!
Semi interesting fact – Sparta was once home to a former German prisoner of war camp
A nice poodle on the back roads to Lowell with the “ole lady” on the back.
And got Free t-shirts! Wooo!
Not to mention free bags, free chamois and tired feet.
But bye bye Milwaukee and helloooo Michigan.
This morning we are in very pleasant Muskegon, MI having a very shit breakfast. The view makes up for it though
So we left Milwaukee and the Harley’s, with literally hundreds arriving hourly from all over the world
And we managed to escape the visit by some political chap.
It’s been a fun two days at the museum (yes you heard right I enjoyed a museum), the veterans park which was a little water logged
And America’s largest Harley dealer with thousands of people attending the store and stands (with Mrs Fogg picking up anything that was free).
But now we’ve gone over Lake Michigan to Muskegon on America’s fastest lake ferry
To arrive in a different time zone (5 hours behind the UK), at 10.30pm to America’s lumber capital (in the 1800’s).
And now bed
Home to a statue of the Fonzie
Heyyy
and look at this where do we pick to eat! Right next to the hotel where this is about to happen
How super.
Some amazing facts at the museum tour and the opportunity to visit the “archives” where they hold some very special bikes.
But also a chance to see some new things such as the Harley Livewire, their first electric bike
And the Harley Davidson pickup truck (who knew, after all it is the Harley Davidson Motor Company not just motorbikes)
The replica of the first HD Factory (our log cabin is bigger)
And some of the custom choppers
And then a chat with the law and their super snazzy Harley’s
So tomorrow it’s the ferry and trying to figure out how to tie the trike down!
Unbelievable! So Mr Fogg with his dayglo t-shirt had loads of admirers today wanting one.
We even got ourselves captured on the Polaroid wall of fame. Just look at the young Brit couple. How handsome do we look eh?
Six hours of wandering around and my feet are shattered now so back to the hotel for a rest. Later it’s live music and bar food.
Milwaukee is the home to Harley and here we are at the 115th anniversary complete with our own rivet on the wall
This place is awesome, after spending 2.5 hours on the guided tour looking at some awesome machines including the terminators FatBoy
And watching Mrs Fogg ride a Harley with stabilisers
After food it’s time to investigate things to buy
Welcome to the Harley 115th bash, endless bikes, bikers, beer, music, food and all things Harley
Mr Fogg’s nirvana – Harley and a Philly sarnie
So all excited and raring to do a tour of the HD factory to see where and how they are built, nope. It looks like the “behind the scenes tour” Mrs Fogg has booked, is actually a behind the museum tour and nothing to do with the factory. Is this revenge for museum hell!
Does this face even look sorry
Welcome to Milwaukee, the home of Harley Davidson since 1903. After an unforgettable taxi ride from Chicago centre out to Countryside with the taxi driver who had to keep stopping people to ask for directions and had no satnav to find anything, Pratt!
After about an hour and a half we were winging our way round the parking lot trying to figure the trike (it is such a different ride to a motor bike) and the satnav. Yes here we are at the 115th celebration at Harley Davidson for 2 days before heading onto a ferry across the lake towards Canada.
Factory tours, bike bits, toys, t-shirts, HogHeaven (this will teach Mrs Fogg for taking me round historic buildings)
And the Iron Horse Hotel is awesome
