This morning while readying the boat to attempt to do the 2 hour trip to Chicago AGAIN, we had Pandora Radio playing. Hotel California randomly came on so I cranked it up. Good omen or bad? Yet to see... We said good-bye to our dock friends again and headed out the break wall to see what Lake Michigan looked like. All reports were go but they were yesterday too and that didn't work out. It looked better and the winds were around 8 knots as opposed to 20 plus so we went.
We said good bye to the steel mills.
It was still a roly poly ride with large ocean like rollers. Lake Michigan still has to show you who is boss.
The Chicago skyline teased us for what seemed like a long time.
We finally made it to Burnham Marina entrance.
Nice huh?
Wow! What a cool place to keep your boat in the Windy City! Smack in the middle of everything. We got settled and talked to our new dock mates. They were all decked out in their Chicago Bears gear. Too bad the Bears were away today because Soldier Field is directly across from the marina.
The Field Museum of Natural History was 1/2 mile away so we walked there. Benji wanted to go too.
They had a really cool T-Rex exhibit. Her name is Sue and she was discovered in Utah in 1990. They are quite proud of her.
Benji wasn't even scared!
My man Darwin!
We walked around Lakeshore Drive for awhile and then went back to the boat and talked to the people on the docks. They were so nice and helpful and recommended a place in Chinatown for dinner so off we went. A short uneventful taxi ride this time!
There was Hello Kitty stuff everywhere!
Dinner was good and we decided to call it a day and go "home" to the boat to figure out tomorrow. Looks like we will be heading through the city and tackle all those bridges. We have to put our radar spreader down to clear some of them but Capt. Dave thought of that back in Pt. Breeze and put it on a hinge.
Our goal is Joliet, Illinois! In honor of that we watched the Blue Brothers AGAIN last night. Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues. Jake was in Joliet prison in the beginning of the movie...remember??
We are thrilled to be on our way again and the long stall in East Chicago is over. Except for about a 1/2 hour trip to the Chicago River entrance, we can put Lake Michigan behind us. I, for one, am really glad of jumping that hurdle! I'm quite sure the Illinois River and the Mississippi will have their own unique challenges but we are ready to get going!!
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