June 24, 2012

We finally got to leave the camp we have been at for six nights.  Jim is still ok today.  We got up at 6:30 and it had been sprinkling during the night.  We even lost power one time.  We left and drove to Potosi, Wisconsin.

When we were driving through Dickeyville, I saw a church and yelled for Jim to stop and grab his camera.  We went to Holy Ghost Church and saw their Grotto and Christ the King Shrine.  It was built between 1925 and 1931 and is made of rocks, shells, glass, geodes, crystals, pottery, fossil, corals, gems and miscellaneous items set in mortar.  There are several shrines in the grotto garden to about 10 saints and  to Columbus, Fatima, the Blessed Virgin, and Christ the King.  This was beautiful.  Jim’s sister Judy would love all the rocks.

We continued to a Corps of Engineers campground at Potosi on the banks of the Mississippi River. This campground is by a double railroad track and trains come by about every 30 minutes.  You can feel the vibration in the Casita but it’s not too loud.  The May Flies are in great abundance this time of year and are covering everything. After unhooking and setting up we went to Potosi Brewing and the National Brewery Museum.  There were three floors of breweriana (brewery related advertising items and collectibles).  Changing displays are provided by members of the American Breweriana Association.  A $3.00 museum ticket also got you a Petosi beer after touring the museum. Thanks Scott for telling us about this when we saw you at National Homebrew Day at DeFalcos.  We went back to the trailer, had dinner, and watched the sun set over the Mississippi River.