The blog has finally caught up with us! Wow, that was a challenge. Let's see if we can keep it up to date now.Yes, the catsup bottle does exist, in all it’s glory. Wanted to buy some catsup while we were here but couldn't fit it in the RV. Went back to Lincoln’s house to finish seeing the rest of the park. Take away: Lincoln was against slavery throughout his career, which was not an easy stance to take at times. He lost government races man...

Uncle! We've officially declared that the RV is too small, waaaayyy too small. I’ve started counting how many times a day I hit my head on the overheads. We have to do the high step over our tray of stuff between the seats. Then it’s a challenge – place left foot behind Molli’s left ear, right foot goes between her front legs and belly, left foot to the left of her... oops,sorry, Molli, didn't mean to step on your tail. With all t...

Day 13 Route 66 at last! Headed up to Chicago to start with breakfast at Lou Mitchell's. It was fantastic. Plenty crowded for 7:30 in the morning. Food was excellent. Lots of great ambience. A definite winner and so much fun to start the trip down 66. Got the t-shirts!Back down to Orland Hills to pick up the dog. She got a buzz cut for the hot southwest. It could be that they cut a wee bit too much off. She was shivering at the campsite tonight, and it wasn&...

We ate our way through Chicago today. Now that we're so experienced with the transit system, it was a snap getting into town. Rode the tour bus around, jumped off at Millenium Park, got our free t-shirt (part of the package deal for the two-day bus tour), saw the sites there. The park is definitely worth investigating.Took a taxi ride across town. Only took about 2.5 minutes! Had the best deep dish pizza ever at Pizzeria Uno. The crust is like a pie crust. T...

Took the Metra into Chicago today. Got on a bus downtown to go to the Navy Pier. Had to get off a block later because we didn't have enough money. Woops. Bumpkins.Took the Architectural Tour on the Chicago river. Great trip. Lots of info on the buildings. Never knew the city had such fantastic architecture. Rietta, you’ve gotta see this place. Walked down the Navy Pier.Got a two-day ticket for the double-decker bus tour. It takes you all over town and ...