We left our campsite in Lansing this morning and drove along the interstate in the sunshine. Our first stop was Brenton Harbor at the Walmart for a bathroom break and groceries. Our next stop was Union Pier at Lake Michigan, our last Great Lake. We walked down the stairs to the very sandy beach. It was busy with people, boats, kayaks and swimmers. It's so big you can't see the other side and it looks like it would be a great place to hang out.
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| Lake Michigan |
Crossed into Indiana and there was just a small sign to indicate this. We weren't there long till we passed into Illinois, but no real sign here as it got busy closer to Chicago. There was lots of traffic as we made our way through Chicago and Rosemont. Saw the Sears building, White Sox stadium and a blimp in the sky.
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| Glad I don't live here! |
We had lots of tolls today in Illinois and my American money was coming in handy. I think we ended up paying a total of almost $30 by the time we were done.
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| More money please |
We got into Wisconsin to a much nicer landscape as it is know as the corn belt.
Drove past the capital Madison and got fuel in Westfield @ $3.47/gallon. Continued on our way until we past Steven's Point to Dubay Lake where Raeann and Chris' lakehouse was. We arrived shortly after 9:30 pm, now 8:30, with the time change. The whole gang was there sitting around the fire. Steve & Joyln, came down from Saskatchewan as well as Dale & Lynn and Richelle and Shane, along with all their children. So there were 11 kids running around and 10 adults now at the lake house. It was great to visit everyone, while the kids watched a movie inside.
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| Dubay Lake, view from the lake house. |
We covered 4 states today and drove about 9 hours, but there was lots of traffic.
Chicago looks very busy...sposed to be a great place to visit, kinda like New York but I agree with you, wouldn't
ReplyDeleteWant to live there. Sounds like you had fun with all your friends to meet you at the end for a drink or two :)
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