Okie didn't want to leave Fairport (the food was TOO good):
Our first stop was at the Fairport mall, where we bought two umbrellas (for sun, not rain) and a weather radio. The radio has a crank so it doesn’t need a battery, but I’m expecting to break that within a week so the radio will need batteries after all...
The rest of the day was a blast through I-90. We got to see scenic Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland and Toledo - we only made rest stops until we reached Pokagon State Park just inside the border of Indiana.
When we got there, we noticed raccoons being naughty on our neighbors picnic table. We chased them off but they seemed to keep coming back and bringing friends. The executive decision was made that we would keep all our food in the car. Setting up camp was a breeze with our pop up tent but the mosquitoes were swarming viciously so we ate our chicken and rice soup in the tent. We chased it with some homemade sourdough bread and quickly fell asleep.
This morning was exciting because we ate cookies for breakfast (thanks Jean). They were oatmeal raisin so we figured that that must have covered breakfast well. We walked around Pokagon State Park and checked out the lake. We then got on the road intending to get through Chicago before rush hour.
This is us at the CCC lodge at Pokagon state park:
With plenty of time before gridlock, we made a stop on the shores of Lake Michigan at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. We dipped our feet into the water and got sand between our toes. It was a beautiful spot surrounded by factories in the distance.
Lisa got sweaty palms driving through Chicago but we made it! Here we are at McDonald's in Mendota, Illinois taking advantage of the free WiFi. Looks like there's a storm so it may be best if we stay and find some local cuisine for the next few minutes.
Lisa has been getting pretty bored in the car....so here's a picture of a prairie dog (Okie) dropping some phat beats:
Oh that Okie, he's a troublemaker! You got a bill from GMP, call me for the amount. Buck-Bucks are fine and so in Pumpkin! What are the other critters up to?
ReplyDeleteThat's not just any old prairie dog, that's OKIE, THE prairie dog (in place of the fact she can't have a few real ones.) Come on....
ReplyDeleteSweaty palms comment is hilarious. Cookies for breakfast should be a weekly tradition! Chris- you made her drive the Chicago part or Lisa- did you volunteer?
Hope you waved to me when you were passing through Cleveland! I was with the camp kiddos haha
I drove the Chicago part - Lisa was a nervous passenger. Apparently there's a law in Chicago freeing up people from having to use their blinkers when they change lanes....
ReplyDeleteWe DID wave when we passed through Cleveland!
I'll watch Lisa closely to make sure that she isn't luring prarie dogs into the car to keep as pets!