The Milwaukee MINIS came to my home town of Oconomowoc for ice cream delights and hamburgers at The Kiltie. Bessie’s first visit to The Kiltie was the first official Ice Cream Escapade back in 2004. We enjoyed great conversation and great cars during the evening. A few classic cars came for treats and a few were brought in by fellow MINI owners just for fun.

The rumor mill has a tale about The Kiltie that might make this its last summer. Apparently, the car dealership next door has bought the land. Hopefully it’s not true and this landmark will continue to be a great evening out every summer.

Bessie saved the extra miles, eagle eyed the clue answers and won a prize in the Gimmick Rally with the Milwaukee MINIs. Our prize was a special Milwaukee MINIs t-shirt from Cafe Press. Our thanks to all those who helped set up the rally and luncheon! It was great fun!

Unfortunately, due to an adjustment to my rear view mirror, our on the road photos were all sky, trees, and power polls. Just another excuse to go motoring again!

It’s been awhile, but finally the archives of Bessie are updated with the far and wide wanderings into Texas. Things we would have missed if we weren’t roadtripping:

• The random lady from Iowa that used to live in Oconomowoc
• The sudden realization that Quiznos is sometimes with an apostrophe, and sometimes without!
• Pink watertowers, pink trucks
• A cow giving birth
• McDonald’s renting DVDs
• 13 Model A’s driving down the highway
• 6 Cowboys and their 317,239 head of cattle
• Insect hail
• Tex & Dot telling us to beware of strangers
• 3 old Minis for sale in Corpus Christi
• 3 Giants Sharks, 2 Giant Fishermen, a Giant Octopus, a Giant Sandcastle complete with mermaids and a small crash plane
• 2 Ferry rides, 5 minutes each
• The wonders of Rain-x
• Schlitterbahn
• Free Oklahoma Coffee
• The death of Oklahoma Teepee picnic tables
• Herbie, The Love Bug
• Carlos O’Kelly’s Mexican Cafe
• Singing Oklahoma! showtunes in Oklahoma
• A tyme machine on wheels
• Inside joke creation
• and of course, many conversations with curious MINI-gawkers

And that’s why a roadtrip is worth every mile! Enjoy the many photos…