Got ourselves all packed up again, checked out and loaded the Dodge to start our Route 66 Road Trip. Headed for the start sign but ran into a few problems with traffic and one way streets, but Greg negotiated our way out of the city and along the pretty well marked route! Because Route 66 has been replaced in many sections by new highways and freeways it is nearly impossible to follow it exactly and we quickly found out that on the original sections that are now ...

Set out for more exploring this morning, stopping for a light breakfast at one of the numerous cafés in the area and then used the last day of our 3 day bus pass to head down to the start of Route 66 to check out the roads before we leave tomorrow! After much walking we found the marked start and got our bearings, then it was back on the bus and around to Navy Pier for a look. A large thunderstorm had everyone diving for the shelter of the lower deck on the bus,...

There was no free brekky this morning and so we headed across the road to a 2 story McDonalds for some nourishing, fast food - actually the scrambled eggs I had and Mumsie's pancakes were pretty good! From there it was back to Michigan Avenue to use our tour tickets again for a look at the west side of the city including, Chinatown, Little Italy and the Greek area. While we waited for the bus we had a closer look at the river area and lovely walkway along the...

Had a very ordinary breakfast and then decided to move into the city proper to a motel Katie (I can Google anything) had found for us online - a Best Western Hotel, it has free parking and is in a good location but as with all city accommodation it is a bit more expensive! The Country Inn and Suites O'Hare has been the worst of all the places we have stayed so far - so I guess on average we were due a bad one.We packed the car, programmed the GPS and set off ...

The heavy fog we encountered on the way here last night and which was still a pea souper when we went to bed, had lifted this morning and we took a drive down to the shore of Lake Michigan for a look. Sheboygan is a pretty place with nice parks along the water and a largish river running through the centre of the town. We took some photos along the lovely waterway at the mouth of the river and then returned to the highway and headed for Milwaukee.Got there about ...