Gin and tonic is one of our summer drinks of choice and has
proven to be a great companion on road trips. You get to that motel, unload
everything, take care of the dog, suit up, and head out to the pool with a plastic
glass of gin and tonic (we have often found the pools deserted and no
prohibition for alcohol).
It is reminiscent of the late afternoons at the beach, when
we could sit on the deck of the waterfront property after a long, hard day of
body surfing, sunbathing and sitting on the beach. It is a drink -- must be the
tonic! -- that is refreshing and relaxing.
So on our trips we pack up a bottle of Bombay Sapphire, some
tonic, and a supply of limes, as well as some plastic glasses in case no others
are available.
Wisconsin, I suspect, with all its German immigrant
population, probably has a wide variety of craft beers by now, along with
artisan cheese. When we went to Palena for lunch over the weekend, they had a
pilsner style beer from Great Lakes on tap and it tasted really good on a hot
day (Great Lakes, Google tells me, is based in Cleveland, and actually fairly
widely available in DC).
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