The first part of the day we unfortunately couldn’t get any photos of as it was a little bit of a frightening experience as we went in search of the cheapest used car dealers we could find in Chicago. Walking along the street, we felt a little bit conspicuous to say the least. On arrivalContinue reading “House of Blues Chicago!”
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Sunshine, Free Music and Planning
A day spent planning the next few bits of the trip, sat in a park with a fantastic view of the city. Then spent the rest of the day ambling through Grant Park and Millinium park, which was really fantastic and then found out that there was a free outdoor concert being held, so weContinue reading “Sunshine, Free Music and Planning “
Downtown Chicago
A few more pics from our travels. Chicago has been a fantastic city. The architecture is awesome and the lakeside area has been really well done. I find it hard to comprehend that it is a lake and not an ocean but as Tim sarcastically said to me when we got here “That is whyContinue reading “Downtown Chicago”
Night out with Greg!!
Fantastic night out in Chicago with Greg Barter starting with a pub crawl through downtown Chicago and then finishing with some southern style ribs and pulled pork!! Definite meat coma still going on today!! Fancy cocktails, apparently the bar employed a guy especially to make the garnishes. Below are the sauces we hadContinue reading “Night out with Greg!!”
Start of the road trip!
Woo hoo! We picked up our car in Chicago (a hybrid Ford C-Max which was brand new) and then started our drive out of Illinois to Wisconsin where we stayed in Madison. Then from there we pretty much drove East to West through the whole of Minnesota to stop today in South Dakota at Mitchell.Continue reading “Start of the road trip!”
Arrival at Badlands, South Dakota
Camping gear purchased and car rented we were both pretty excited to arrive at Badlands. Having driven through Kodoka, which was where we would have stayed if we weren’t camping, we were feeling even better about our decision to buy the tent! From the moment we set foot in the Park we were uttering wowsContinue reading “Arrival at Badlands, South Dakota”
Badlands II, Even Badder!
Today we spent trying to avoid some wildlife (rattlesnakes) and finding others, big horn sheep (too quick for us to get the camera out) prairie dogs and bison. We were lucky to see all three but we are still waiting to see the herds of bison which we are sure can’t be that far awayContinue reading “Badlands II, Even Badder!”
Custer and Wind Cave
We got up nice and early, packed ourselves lunch and then went exploring. It is really bizarre over here in that you could expericence a lot of the national parks without stepping outside your car, as scenic routs literally cut straight throught the park. We are undecided whether or not this takes away from theContinue reading “Custer and Wind Cave”
Hike Up Devils Tower, Black Hills
Enough leisurely strolling around for us, time to step it up! Today we went for a great hike up to Devils Tower in the Black Hills. After a great drive through the park we thought it would be a good idea to get off the roads and try and get away from the crowds andContinue reading “Hike Up Devils Tower, Black Hills”
Battle of the Rock Carvings
This area also boasts a couple of famous landmarks in the rock carvings at Mt Rushmore and the ongoing work of the carving of Crazy Horse. The first thing to say is that they are actually both quite impressive as they are actually massive and I think the first glimpse of them is the best,Continue reading “Battle of the Rock Carvings”