July 7th
56,577 miles
Chicago, IL
I wake up at 7:30 to move the car. After some searching I find an unmetered spot only 2 blocks from Dave’s apartment.
I’m back in bed until Dave texts me to meet him downtown for lunch.
It’s great to be able to catch up with him, and I even get a tour of his building (Federal Court of Appeals). It’s impressive. He has his own office.
The automatic revolving door on the way out throws me for a loop, but eventually, with some help from Dave, I manage to make my way out and take the bus back up to the apartment.
The afternoon is warm and finds me riding one of Dave’s bicycles on the path that runs along Lake Michigan.
Christina returns and we head down in the Bullitt to pick up Dave from work and head to the Stockyards.
Driving in rush hour Chicago traffic downtown ranks highly among my least favorite things in life. Before we even reach the Stockyards I do the unthinkable and let Dave drive my car. He does considerably better than me, and I’m please to be able to relax for once. After the Stockyards Dave takes us on a joyride through the Southside of Chicago. This is not relaxing for me.
We cruise by the Museum of Science and Industry, which is the only remaining building from the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. It’s quite impressive.
Back at the apartment we are joined by our old friend and fellow Notre Dame alumnus, Erica Jackson. We walk over to a restaurant a few blocks from Dave’s for what proves to be some amazing sushi.
After sushi it’s icecream with Christina’s friend Andy who used to live in Chicago and is back for the summer. He has also done us a favor by burning us some mix CDs for our road trip. Not one or two, but rather 9 full mix CDs. He also offers to give us an Ipod nano full of music, which we respectfully and appreciatively decline.
Afterward icecream I head to bed, anticipating the drive to Hannibal, Missouri tomorrow.
I’m not even sure where Hannibal, Missouri is.
56,577 miles
Chicago, IL
I wake up at 7:30 to move the car. After some searching I find an unmetered spot only 2 blocks from Dave’s apartment.
I’m back in bed until Dave texts me to meet him downtown for lunch.
It’s great to be able to catch up with him, and I even get a tour of his building (Federal Court of Appeals). It’s impressive. He has his own office.
The automatic revolving door on the way out throws me for a loop, but eventually, with some help from Dave, I manage to make my way out and take the bus back up to the apartment.
The afternoon is warm and finds me riding one of Dave’s bicycles on the path that runs along Lake Michigan.
Christina returns and we head down in the Bullitt to pick up Dave from work and head to the Stockyards.
Driving in rush hour Chicago traffic downtown ranks highly among my least favorite things in life. Before we even reach the Stockyards I do the unthinkable and let Dave drive my car. He does considerably better than me, and I’m please to be able to relax for once. After the Stockyards Dave takes us on a joyride through the Southside of Chicago. This is not relaxing for me.
We cruise by the Museum of Science and Industry, which is the only remaining building from the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. It’s quite impressive.
Back at the apartment we are joined by our old friend and fellow Notre Dame alumnus, Erica Jackson. We walk over to a restaurant a few blocks from Dave’s for what proves to be some amazing sushi.
After sushi it’s icecream with Christina’s friend Andy who used to live in Chicago and is back for the summer. He has also done us a favor by burning us some mix CDs for our road trip. Not one or two, but rather 9 full mix CDs. He also offers to give us an Ipod nano full of music, which we respectfully and appreciatively decline.
Afterward icecream I head to bed, anticipating the drive to Hannibal, Missouri tomorrow.
I’m not even sure where Hannibal, Missouri is.
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