Wisconsin - July 4th, 2008

So its Thursday and I get off of work.  I had a slow start as I had to pickup a friend with a delayed arriving Metra train.  Once on board, we drive up to Big Foot Beach State Park.  Its a nice little park and was lucky enough to secure a spot even if just for July 3rd.  The scenery was nice and not as crowded as I feared as the campground was all booked up with reservations.  The campground was fine and the facilities were typical of a state park.  I didn't find the staff was difficult as oft mentioned in park reviews and found them courteous albeit a bit slow with registration.  The state park beach is incredibly small and has no sand, just rocks.  So take it for what its worth.  Its a campground next to Lake Geneva if you want cheap lodging that's not a B&B or excessively pricey resort hotel.  After setting up, we head into town with the intention of riding our bikes throughout the town but my friend's bike had a flat so we just walked around.  We eat dinner at Tempura House (review link).  Afterwards, we walk around some more and try a few bars (Champs and Carvetti's) to sample the night life but mostly stuck to Champ's outdoor beer garden as it was Beer Pong night at Carvetti's.  A couple of beers and I was ready to call it a night.