I know we haven't had our weekly #wackywednesdaywanderings yet. But we had a fun #sillysaturdaysoiree so we need to tell you about it. We typically have our oldest granddaughter with us on Saturday evenings so these don't happen often. While we missed having our sweet girl, we had a fun evening planned.
Our adventure was to take place at 9:00, which left us time to grab a bite to eat on our way. Drew had a place in mind but didn't tell me. He put the location in his GPS and we headed off. We ended up in Goshen, Indiana at a place we had originally seen on
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. We have driven past many times and kept saying we wanted to check it out sometime.
It doesn't look like much from the outside. The building is small and there is not a parking lot. But
South Side Soda Shop is so worth the stop! You can either park along the street or across the street in the school parking lot when school isn't in session. When we walked in, we were greeted with an old-style diner, complete with the little Formica tables with the stainless steel trim and red vinyl seats. You would think you'd open a tiny menu and see a few different burgers listed along with maybe a salad or two and a chicken tender basket. Let me just tell you that, when our server came to the table and asked if we'd like to know the specials, she rattled off a list of 5 special salads, 4 or 5 special sandwiches, a couple special soups and several special entrees that sounded like plates you would expect to find in a large fancy restaurant. We both took awhile to choose our meal because there were so many choices. We settled on a burger that came on English muffin bread. Oh my goodness! I've got to tell you that was the most amazing bread I think I've ever eaten! The burger was delicious, the fries were great and the onion rings we shared as an appetizer were fantastic! You can see the kitchen from where we sat and it's not much bigger than a little galley-style kitchen on a small houseboat. But the incredible plates of food that come out of it could put many restaurants with large kitchens to shame. We certainly weren't disappointed we stopped in...and even took pie home for dessert, which was very delicious when we got home late that night.
Now it was on to our big adventure for the night! Having gone to
Ride the Dixie a couple times this season, we knew that they offered a more romantic twilight ride on Saturday nights at 9:00. Rather than playing the usual recording of historical information about the lake and surrounding area, they play romantic music and you go around the lake while watching the sunset. Being a couple that enjoys watching sunsets together, we knew this was something we wanted to do. When the line formed to board the boat, we were surprised to see that several families had brought children on this "romantic" boat ride. Our personal suggestion would be that you should leave your children with a sitter anytime you're doing something labeled as "romantic." But to each his own. We've always sat on the upper level of the boat which provides a great view. However, the line was quite long when we got ready to join our fellow passengers and everyone seemed to make a beeline for the stairs. So we settled for a seat on the lower level and were not at all disappointed. There are a couple small tables with chairs as well as long benches along the windows of the boat. We had a great view of the lake and the beautiful sunset. An added benefit was being about five feet away from the small concession stand with popcorn that seemed to call out to us. (They also have candy bars and cans of soda available.) Captain Grant and his First-mate Ben took us on a very nice five-mile cruise around the lake while Jody made some delicious popcorn for the masses. It made for a very late night as the boat ride ended a little after 10:30, we arrived home about midnight and went to bed after 1:00 Sunday morning. But it was worth it! Yes, I regretted the short night on Sunday as I was tired and cranky. But the memories we made will be ones I'll carry for the rest of my life. May we never grown weary of adventuring together.
Our adventure was to take place at 9:00, which left us time to grab a bite to eat on our way. Drew had a place in mind but didn't tell me. He put the location in his GPS and we headed off. We ended up in Goshen, Indiana at a place we had originally seen on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. We have driven past many times and kept saying we wanted to check it out sometime.
It doesn't look like much from the outside. The building is small and there is not a parking lot. But South Side Soda Shop is so worth the stop! You can either park along the street or across the street in the school parking lot when school isn't in session. When we walked in, we were greeted with an old-style diner, complete with the little Formica tables with the stainless steel trim and red vinyl seats. You would think you'd open a tiny menu and see a few different burgers listed along with maybe a salad or two and a chicken tender basket. Let me just tell you that, when our server came to the table and asked if we'd like to know the specials, she rattled off a list of 5 special salads, 4 or 5 special sandwiches, a couple special soups and several special entrees that sounded like plates you would expect to find in a large fancy restaurant. We both took awhile to choose our meal because there were so many choices. We settled on a burger that came on English muffin bread. Oh my goodness! I've got to tell you that was the most amazing bread I think I've ever eaten! The burger was delicious, the fries were great and the onion rings we shared as an appetizer were fantastic! You can see the kitchen from where we sat and it's not much bigger than a little galley-style kitchen on a small houseboat. But the incredible plates of food that come out of it could put many restaurants with large kitchens to shame. We certainly weren't disappointed we stopped in...and even took pie home for dessert, which was very delicious when we got home late that night.
Now it was on to our big adventure for the night! Having gone to Ride the Dixie a couple times this season, we knew that they offered a more romantic twilight ride on Saturday nights at 9:00. Rather than playing the usual recording of historical information about the lake and surrounding area, they play romantic music and you go around the lake while watching the sunset. Being a couple that enjoys watching sunsets together, we knew this was something we wanted to do. When the line formed to board the boat, we were surprised to see that several families had brought children on this "romantic" boat ride. Our personal suggestion would be that you should leave your children with a sitter anytime you're doing something labeled as "romantic." But to each his own. We've always sat on the upper level of the boat which provides a great view. However, the line was quite long when we got ready to join our fellow passengers and everyone seemed to make a beeline for the stairs. So we settled for a seat on the lower level and were not at all disappointed. There are a couple small tables with chairs as well as long benches along the windows of the boat. We had a great view of the lake and the beautiful sunset. An added benefit was being about five feet away from the small concession stand with popcorn that seemed to call out to us. (They also have candy bars and cans of soda available.) Captain Grant and his First-mate Ben took us on a very nice five-mile cruise around the lake while Jody made some delicious popcorn for the masses. It made for a very late night as the boat ride ended a little after 10:30, we arrived home about midnight and went to bed after 1:00 Sunday morning. But it was worth it! Yes, I regretted the short night on Sunday as I was tired and cranky. But the memories we made will be ones I'll carry for the rest of my life. May we never grown weary of adventuring together. 
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