We've been looking forward to Chicago and having Egret at the Dusable Marina downtown, and it did not disappoint. We walked all over the city on a daily basis and we were really impressed. It's a clean, active, safe, and easy-to-navigate city. There are tons of things to do and we tried to fill each day. We went to Wrigley Field twice - first for the Lumineers concert (and Caamp/ James Bay as openers) and then for the Cubs-Reds game. Both teams are pretty bad, but someone had to win and it was the Cubs, 9-3 - but it was an exciitng game with several home runs. We saw a comedy show at Second City which is the training ground for SNL - really entertaining. We got Millie groomed so she's much happier. We took the architectural riverboat tour of downtown and went up the Skydeck at the Willis Tower and creeped out onto the Ledge - yikes 1,730 feet to street level. We had a fabulous dinner in Old Town and a wonderful walk back to the marina. Chrisy got pampered with a manicure/pedicure deluxe (thank you Janna and Eric) and we had a bike ride on the Lakeshore bike path up to the Lincoln Park area. And, we both took a hot yoga class at Corepower. Plus, many walks with Millie throughout the Millenium Park.
Today is Chrisy's birthday so we are off to a celebratory dinner before we make final preparations for our departure down the rivers tomorrow. The rivers are a new set of challenges. The weather is not as big of a concern as it was on Lake Michigan, but navigating our way around massive barges on narrow rivers and squeezing through locks will be our challenge. We've done lots of research and we have had lots of conversations with fellow loopers so we think we are up for it. We are looking forward to taking Egret through downtown Chicago tomorrow. Look for videos in future posts.
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