Friends and Family Tour 2017

HERE AND THERE  Since we left Temperance River, we spent one night in Duluth right on the harbor.  It was within easy walking distance to the Lake Walk where we had a nice Italian dinner.  From there we stopped in to see our next door neighbors from Florida, Ken and Diane.  Again, we were treated like royalty, met many of their friends and enjoyed the company and the area.  They took us on a ride to Stillwater, a quaint town that had a new bridge.  Coincidently, we heard the dedication of the bridge on the radio which didn’t mean anything to us at the time but we actually got to drive across when we left.  We then made our report to Ken that it was safe to cross and wasn’t about to collapse. 
Our next stop was at the Ho Chunk Casino at the Wisconsin Dells.  We did some sightseeing there but not as much as we originally planned.  And of course, we tried our hand in the casino but we may as well just thrown our money off the bridge in Stillwater.  The Tribe there did have an hour show in their native dress, demonstrating their culture and performing their native song and dance.  It was quite impressive and informative.
Back to Ottawa for a couple days with Maureen and then off to the RV park at the Hollywood Casino in Joliet where again we should have thrown our money in to the Des Plains River.  It was good to have a few days of down time so we could prepare for the weekend that was about to happen.

CHICAGO – On Friday afternoon, Jenna picked us up at the RV Park and we went to Becky and Damion’s house.  We had tickets for the Billy Joel concert at Wrigley Field that night.  After gorging ourselves on Lou Malnotti Pizza, we took a Lyft to Wrigley.  Billy Joel started around 8:20 and went non stop for 2 ½ hours.  We knew all the songs and he did them pretty much the way they were recorded.  It was a great concert experience.  The next day, Becky and Damion had their annual get together with their friends at Arlington Race Track where the Arlington Million was to be run.  They had commandeered a couple picnic tables near the track and managed to smuggle in some contraband refreshments.  It was good to again see some of the people we met and got to know at their wedding.  We were there most of the day and again, I should have wrapped my money in hay and fed it to the horses rather than place any bets.  But, it sure makes the race more interesting.  B&D returned us Sunday afternoon and after a late lunch and checking out our RV, they went home.  It sure was an active weekend and we are looking forward to a couple down days before we head to Missouri to watch the total eclipse of the sun with Georgann’s sister Jayne and her fiancée Bill. 


See Ya Out There
Some of Billy's Fans

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  1. AnonymousAugust 17, 2017 at 7:11 AM

    Sounds like a great trip. B Joel would be A! concert to see. Talked about Eagles in New Jersey but didn't have the nerve to try it. Another day in retirement land here. Good friend (Norm) has cancer; going to seal driveway; grilled cheese for lunch. Don't get no better.
    Have fun,
    Dan

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