For a variety of reasons we waited until Wednesday to leave
Chicago not the least of which when we head out of DuSable Harbor we will take
a left into the Chicago River and go through downtown. So off
we go with Gimmetime and Kat in the Hatt traveling through the city viewing all
the skyscrapers up close. Then we had miles
of industrial traffic on the other side stopping often to make way for barges
pushed by tugs. Joliet, Ill. is our
destination—there is a seawall that is free for the evening and even has power. There we find about 10 other Loopers some we
have met in passing over the last few months.
We all met for docktails around the central park and traded (mainly)
Canadian experiences and boat cards. A lot
of us will be traveling together for the next few days. Bob and Pat (out of Maine), Janis and Bryan (on
Fugitive), Sven and Sharon (out of Toranto), Bill and Jann Mellman (Ivory Lady -Marathon
Key) are a few of our new running buddies.
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| Going into Chicago Lock |
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| Skyscrapers |
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| Under Willis (Sears) Tower |
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| Joined the Cal-Sag River outside Chicago |
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| Electric Shock to go through to not allow the Asian Carp into the Great Lakes |
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| Found the bollard locks again |
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| Joliet Wall |
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