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The Cruise--Details

I didn't include more details in the prior "The Cruise" post for two reasons. 1)  I didn't think anyone would be interested; and 2)  This trip didn't include much of the normal topics:  good beer, good coffee or John-style travel. But there are details, which may be useful to some people contemplating how such a trip is put together. On the first day of the trip, we drove three hours to pick up my mother in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  At 85, she isn't comfortable driving for long distances and hadn't flown for many years. We then drove 3 1/2 more hours to Chicago, where we checked into the Wyndham, where you can get a room that includes the cost of parking for up to 12 days.   We were up early on the hotel shuttle to O'Hare, where we then boarded the a non-stop American Airlines flight to New Orleans. Here, we checked into a Hampton Inn near the port.  My mother was pretty tired, so Julia and I went out for a Cajun dinner and live music.   Rememberi...
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Traverse City: Last Day

After some stellar weather, a front came in with much cooler temperatures, cloudy skies, high winds, and occasional drizzle.

Julia decided to make the most of the day by touring the Dennos Art Museum at Northwestern Michigan College.  She enjoyed its signature Inuit Gallery, which has a collection of 1500 works.

Callie and I got our miles in under brisk conditions along the shores of Lake Michigan.


We went to North Peak Brewery for a light lunch of beer soup, clams, and beer.


 

That night, the rain turned steady.  After a disappointing dinner at a nearby restaurant, we headed back to the Scamp and considered our options for heading home.  The original plan was to go back the way we came, except make a bigger counter-clockwise half-circle around to catch Lake Superior through the northern U.P. and northern Wisconsin.  

However, the forecast was. much better to the south--even though I dreaded driving/towing through Chicagoland's traffic.  The determining factor was an intermittent trailer brake-sticking problem that I was experiencing.  If we broke down, we preferred to break down somewhere closer to civilization.  

The forecast called for sun and warm temperatures in Ottawa, Illinois, which was near an Illinois state park that we previously enjoyed:  Starved Rock State Park.

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MFH said…
Julia,

Did you take any photos at The Dennos?
June 28, 2023 at 10:10 AM
John said…
She took several. I'll do a short blog post with those pics in the next day or so.
June 29, 2023 at 7:43 AM
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