We'll Dorothy we're not in Yellowstone anymore. Yesterday (July 3rd) we awoke early again and headed into Chicago for the day. We met up with Judy Davis (a colleague of Ben's that works in Chicago) and her boss Manny Gandhi. We first toured Manny's business that produces parts for power plants (very interesting) and then headed into downtown Chicago with Judy as our tour guide. We did encounter a delay at the train station as all the trains headed downtown were full by the time they arrived at our station. After two full trains bypassed our stop, we hopped into 2 taxis and were quickly on our way. We got out at Union Station and then proceeded by water taxi to Michigan Avenue. From Michigan Avenue we walked to the Navy Pier. There was a sea of people in the downtown area for the "Taste of Chicago" event and the fireworks that were planned for the evening of the 3rd. The crowds did make us long for the solitude of the areas we left behind out west, but the sights were worth making our way through the throngs. After walking around the Navy Pier (a large collection of shops and restaurants with a Ferris wheel on a large pier at the waterfront) we ate lunch at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company (very good and we got to meet Forrest Gump himself!!). We then took a boat tour around the Chicago Harbor with good views of the Chicago skyline. After the boat tour we walked all around the Grant Park/Millennium Park area and then on to the Sears Tower. By that time the exhausted group walked back to Union Station and then rode the train back to our station and then drove back to Sycamore. En route we stopped for a deep dish pizza that was delicious. We arrived back at the campground around 11:00 P.M. for a good night's sleep. This very full day was tiring, but rewarding and we are all very thankful to Judy and Manny for their hospitality.
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