We recharged a bit in Yankton this past weekend. Pretty laid back, enjoyed the weather, good food and beverages.
Saturday we drove out to the lake to see bald eagles, we saw one, we did also see two deer and also crazy people ice fishing with cars parked on the ice. It was 55 degrees out and stuff was melting like crazy. I really don't get the ice fishing thing anyway, don't get me wrong I like to fish but only when it is NICE out! Anyway we hit the bike trail along Lewis and Clark lake and decided that it was going to be to sloppy for the bikes so we walked it with Abe in tow. He was a MESS by the time we were done but he sure had a LOT of fun. We took the new cameras along and of course had fun with them. The ice on the lake was making all sorts of noises! Let me just say it was strange walking in sand on the beach with BIG chunks of ice on one side and some snow on the other side of me. What a great day it was to be outside and enjoy mother natures teasing of the spring to come...in a few months that is!
Saturday we drove out to the lake to see bald eagles, we saw one, we did also see two deer and also crazy people ice fishing with cars parked on the ice. It was 55 degrees out and stuff was melting like crazy. I really don't get the ice fishing thing anyway, don't get me wrong I like to fish but only when it is NICE out! Anyway we hit the bike trail along Lewis and Clark lake and decided that it was going to be to sloppy for the bikes so we walked it with Abe in tow. He was a MESS by the time we were done but he sure had a LOT of fun. We took the new cameras along and of course had fun with them. The ice on the lake was making all sorts of noises! Let me just say it was strange walking in sand on the beach with BIG chunks of ice on one side and some snow on the other side of me. What a great day it was to be outside and enjoy mother natures teasing of the spring to come...in a few months that is!
Stopped in to see Ben at Ben's Brewing Company. He was all fired up about the game on Sunday and I am sure he is happy with the out come! We tried out his new honey ale. It is good. Really light and a very drinkable beer. I have to say I kind of like 3rd street ale better. Ben is brewing good beer so stop in and see him! So, you say, you don't like beer and like mixed drinks instead? Well, he has that now also, starting today!
Yankton has a new Italian restaurant called River Rose Bistro. We went there Saturday night. VERY VERY GOOD FOOD! Take a peek at their menu here. It is not run by the same people that had the River Rose. They are still new so we didn't get our salad and bread but as it turned out that was just fine as it is a LOT of food. We ordered the cheese board for two. VERY good. I had never had hot grapes before. They actually put grapes in the oven and bake them a bit. It really makes them more sweet and VERY good. The cheese and meat were also very good. The next course would have been the salad which we were not served but the looked HUGE! For the main course I ordered the linguine with clams in a white wine sauce and Kris had the risotto with pecan encrusted chicken breast. Very good also. We both ate have and are having the other half for supper tonight! We had decided we would have desert. Kris opted for the bread pudding with a raspberry sauce and I had tiramisu (sp?). It had more of a caramel taste to it then the normal espresso but was still good. They made the gaff with the salad right by taking $4 off for the salads and bought our deserts. Oh, ya, the wine was great also!
We got home mid afternoon Sunday. Abe totally CRASHED. He was so funny lying on the floor, then the couch, snoring away. Poor guy, he was still trying to recoup from his walk, I think! We chilled and watched the game at home. Great game to watch if your team was not in it. The commercials this year were not all that great.
One thing that is scary. Kris bought stuff to learn how to knit! OMG, will that happen when I turn 50?
Yankton has a new Italian restaurant called River Rose Bistro. We went there Saturday night. VERY VERY GOOD FOOD! Take a peek at their menu here. It is not run by the same people that had the River Rose. They are still new so we didn't get our salad and bread but as it turned out that was just fine as it is a LOT of food. We ordered the cheese board for two. VERY good. I had never had hot grapes before. They actually put grapes in the oven and bake them a bit. It really makes them more sweet and VERY good. The cheese and meat were also very good. The next course would have been the salad which we were not served but the looked HUGE! For the main course I ordered the linguine with clams in a white wine sauce and Kris had the risotto with pecan encrusted chicken breast. Very good also. We both ate have and are having the other half for supper tonight! We had decided we would have desert. Kris opted for the bread pudding with a raspberry sauce and I had tiramisu (sp?). It had more of a caramel taste to it then the normal espresso but was still good. They made the gaff with the salad right by taking $4 off for the salads and bought our deserts. Oh, ya, the wine was great also!
We got home mid afternoon Sunday. Abe totally CRASHED. He was so funny lying on the floor, then the couch, snoring away. Poor guy, he was still trying to recoup from his walk, I think! We chilled and watched the game at home. Great game to watch if your team was not in it. The commercials this year were not all that great.
One thing that is scary. Kris bought stuff to learn how to knit! OMG, will that happen when I turn 50?
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It is mandatory to start knitting when you turn 50 - you haven't received the official rule book yet because you're too young. I knit dish cloths since I don't have enough patience for any larger projects!
Great pictures!
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