Day 7: Kenosha – Milwaukee After failing big time in getting to see Lake Michigan when I went out for something to eat the night before I had big plans for today. It was Sunday and there is always a different atmosphere in the air. The traffic is lighter and everything seems more sedate. I guess you don’t have to be up for commuting and … Continue reading States 46 & 47 (Kenosha WI – Milwaukee WI – Chicago IL) Days 7 & 8
Today was an early start and the parting of our waves. My daughter was to be dropped off at Terminal 1 O’Hare for her United Airlines flight back to London Heathrow. After driving together for 1300 miles and across Illinios, Iowa and Nebraska today was going to be all about the ‘Windy City’ of Chicago. ‘Our kinda town Chicago is!’ I travelled out with two … Continue reading States 46 & 47 (Chicago IL – Kenosha WI) – Day 6
The hotel between Bannockburn and Deerfield was hosting Naval Graduates and their families. I think the graduation was going on all week and there was a steady stream of very proud parents and grand-parents coming and going from the hotel. The day was going to be broken up with some essential (more) shopping and a visit up the Lake Michigan shore to Waukegan IL. This … Continue reading States 46 & 47 (Deerfield IL – Waukegan IL) – Day 5
Setting off early to try and maximise our time in the Chicago area the journey time was 4 hours 15 minutes to do 288 miles. Taking a break at Aurora to visit the outlet mall there. The road was reasonably clear except for the continuous smoke that clouded the scenery. Apparently the smoke had been drifting southwards across from the wildfires that had been plaguing … Continue reading States 46 & 47 (Altoona IA – Deerfield IL) – Day 4
After the excitement of reaching Omaha on Day 2 today promised to be at a more sedate pace. The area around the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs has some interesting art installations and is well worth the stroll around the campus. I would think that this venue has to compete with Omaha across the Missouri River. In an effort to see the Omaha Welcome sign … Continue reading States 46 & 47 (Council Bluffs IA – Altoona IA) – Day 3
The agreement was to share the driving and be on the road as soon as we had breakfast. Following I80 the first stop was at ‘World’s Largest Truck Stop’ on I80. After visiting Buc’ees in Texas we had high hopes about this well known tourist attraction but Buc’ees definitely have the upper hand. It was large and if you were a trucker it must be … Continue reading States 46 & 47 (Moline IL – Omaha NE) – Day 2
I met up with my daughter’s flight from IAD (Washington D.C) that arrived almost 45 minutes early. After a lot of hugs we took the O’Hare Train to the car rental desks. The train shuttles back and forth between Terminals 1 and 5 and terminates at ‘F’ Stop which is also where coaches can be met as well as the ‘Kiss & Fly’ area. There … Continue reading States 46 & 47 (Chicago IL – Moline IL) – Day 1
Woke at 04.30 to get to London Heathrow Airport and arrived at Terminal 3 at 06.10. For some reason American Airlines have their priority lanes within British Airways which is a tad confusing. This time I sailed through security and was tucking into breakfast by 06.30. The flight was scheduled to land at O’Hare by 10.30 local time but a closed runway delayed the take … Continue reading London – Chicago 04 SEP 23
USA Road Trips by Max is going to be busy over the next 10 days as my next Road Trip Adventure starts tomorrow when I fly to Chicago O’Hare. I am all checked in and my husband has kindly agreed to drive me to London Heathrow early tomorrow morning. Now if you want to be dropped of at the terminals the only way in is … Continue reading American Airlines Check-In
This time next week I will have checked in for my flight to Chicago. I thought that I would have another look at the hotels that I have booked to see if it is worth changing the accommodations. When I originally booked I chose to pay the few pounds extra to cancel the reservation in case I needed to change anything and a quick search … Continue reading Planning in Progress – States 46 & 47 September ’23
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