We went for an early morning walk down the Mag
Mile. It is cold enough to see your
breath but there is little wind, thankfully.
It’s sunny and this main Chicago shopping drag is empty, it is surreal. Nice
clear shots of Trump Tower and various skyscrapers. They are renovating the Wrigley building, so
thankful they are not leveling this icon. There are thousands of tulips lining
the street along with other spring plantings.
Chicago is gearing up for Mother’s Day Weekend and Spring. This little
hotel is a great find. Good location for
walking reasonably priced and excellent complementary self-serve hot breakfast
with all the trimmings. The beds are not
so comfortable but passable. We leave
just before 10AM heading West on I90.
The sky grays off and on and the temperature is in the 40’s. All day the temps hover high 40’s, low
50’s. As we drive west and then diagonal
north across Wisconsin on I94 it is clear we are going back in time for
Spring. They are not bloomed like Ohio
and much is still brown. (Remind us why
we left our beautiful blooming yard and sitting on the deck) Passing out of Illinois we know we are in
Wisconsin because there are signs for cheese everywhere. This is a big state with dairy cattle,
cranberry bogs, sandstone towers from ancient seas (the Dells). We stop in Eau Claire at Red Robin for late
lunch. We cross into MN, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, and go directly to the airport. The
Mississippi River is meandering nearby. It
is so much easier having done this before.
We drop the car and take a quick walk to elevators and Lindbergh
Terminal. There are others waiting there
for the bus. We have a lot of luggage
but that’s seems to be the rule for everyone.
Once people found out we had done this before we are asked a lot of
questions, Chuck is happy to oblige.
We’re all coming from around the US.
We are on the young side of the group but there are two families with
young children this time. It’s a time of
anticipation and excitement. We still
feel it but not quite the same as previous unknown. The 2 and a half hour bus ride delivers us to
the Winnebago field. Our short ride
through a corner of Mn. reminds us of why they call it land of a thousand
lakes. This area and our travel through
Iowa show thousands of acres of crop farming and channel drainage. Upon arrival, thankfully it’s sunny but it’s
cold with wind. It’s always amazing what
these tour buses can carry in cargo.
Unfortunately there is something wrong with our propane tank and it is
our unit that passes us leaving the field. Sun setting, not happy with the
unknown and freezing. They had 8 inches
of snow here just a few days ago. None
now. We wait about 15 minutes and our
unit is delivered. Chuck heads to the
small grocery and Pat heads for bed. It
is freezing. The heater, water pump/heater are working. We are dry camping meaning they want us to
check all operations without hook-ups.
We
are in a Class C RV meaning cab overhead.
We opted for the 25 footer again to reduce our fuel consumption and it’s
big enough for we two. These units just
rolled out of the factory. Queen bed,
dinette, shower, toilet, sink combination.
Microwave, large refrigerator/freezer, gas cooktop and stove, double
stainless sinks, hot/cold running water.
The frig/freezer is amazing. Very
large and operates well. We have a wall
mounted flat screen TV and control panel for radio, DVD’s and TV. There are ceiling mounted speakers. There’s an AC unit atop, but it is redundant
as far as we’re concerned. Power sources include battery, gas powered generator,
and electric hook-up. The cab looks the same as last time but only time will
tell once we start driving. The interior
is extremely fancy. Cherry cabinets,
fancy fabric patterns. The privacy
curtains look like satin or silk. The window blinds are good quality with
privacy and sun screens. In a small
workhorse unit like this we would prefer function and sturdiness over design. So far, we do not detect any issues.
Good night!
Brrrrrrrr…… down to 34 degrees
Mileage: 400 miles
Time: 7 hours
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