22-25 September

Chicago Illinois – Bloomington Illinois (Route 66)

Our kind of Town... Chicago!

Unusually, the weather has been less than kind to us over the past few days. Low fog and mist shrouded the spectacular Chicago skyline. We were lucky for a few hours each day as the fog lifted just long enough for us to get some idea of the scale of this, the third largest city in the US.

Judy and Marty Crowley, who we had met 7 or 8 years ago in Brisbane, put us up and showed us around their home city. Their hospitality and generosity made our short visit a wonderful experience. There is nothing like being shown around by locals!

Before we reached Chicago, we really belted out the miles. Now that we are on Old Route 66, we are taking it a little slower. Old Route 66 winds through the main streets of hundreds of small towns and cities as it snakes from Chicago to LA for over 2000 miles (3200kms). Today we made well less that 200 kms, pottering along from one retro site to another. Old diners, gas stations and more Main, Maple, State, and Elm streets than we can remember AND this is our first day!