Chicago! The winds at NTC were to remain out of the north and northwest and to remain in excess of 25kts. The strong "breeze" appeared on the afternoon of the 7th to slow some . . . therefore, at 1830 we departed NTC for Chicago. We arrived in Chicago at about 2230, with strong wind and swells behind us. Swells exceeded 10' . . . WOOHOO! WHAT A RIDE surfed all the way into Chicago at up to 13.2kts . . . Charlie is such a crazy guy!
Betty and Dick Gray will join us on the 10th. We will remain here until the 13th, then go through the Sanitary Canal and down the Illinois River to the Mississippi.
SONATA at DuSable Marina Chicago. Second pier down from the top, in the marina. First boat on the pier on the south side of the dock from the dock wall.
The morning of the 8th the first order of business was to proceed through town to the new opening of "Trader Joe's". Our travel took us south on Lake Shore Drive, then to Jackson Avenue past the Buckingham Fountain. Then to Route 66.
The beginning and the end of Route 66 . . . then Trader Joe's for groceries and a case of wine . . . all via bicycles.
Trader Joe merchandise stored aboard, we turned to the "Magnificent Mile."
At the beginning of the Mile we are greeted by Marilyn Monroe . . . The Seven Year Itch . . . and youngsters wanting their wedding photos on the Mile.
Waiting for our guests to arrive, Dick and Betty; SONATA waits alongside the pier, Berth B46, awaiting their arrival.
Saturday night was a great night of music, music we could all understand and appreciate. The Million Dollar Quartet.
According to the program, on a cold Tuesday afternoon in December of 1956 four of the greatest musical innovators of the time, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley, united at Sun Records in Mempis, Tennessee for a somewhat accidental gathering; an impromptu jam session, in which the boys were dubbed the Million Dollar Quartet. The foursome never reunited again. The evening was that evening and their music. A most enjoyable show!
Nothing to do with our evening at the Apollo, other than location, we passed the Biograph Theatre . . . where Dillinger met his end; part of Chicago's history.
The next day we were off on a Signature Bus Tour of Chicago. A double-decker ride around the City. A sampling of the tour . . .
The Trump Tower
Marina Towers alongside the Chicago River
The Methodist Church . . . with services on the 22nd floor.
The Navy Pier and ferris wheel. The pier was constructed in memory of Navy personnel lost in World War I; then used in training navy pilots in World War II . . . barges towed from the pier into the lake for practice carrier landings.
Wrigley Building
John Hancock Building
The Marshall Fields Building . . . one of the largest in Chicago, purchased by Joe Kennedy at the urging of the Chicago crowd . . . to provide the financial incentive to back John F. Kennedy for president . . . election assured.
The Sears Tower (Willis Building) with the newly added walk-outs-on-floor-104 . . . we did not visit the walk outs.
In the evening, off to the Second City Comedy Club . . . for an evening show with good laughs.
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