Another day of warm weather albeit taht it has cooled a little, it must be now in the late 70’s as opposed to the mid 80’s
The guys replacing the claddiing at Julie’s were on time at 08:00 again and seemed to be making good progress even though there is warm weather!
Michele and I today were off up the side of lake Michigan to a place called Wind Point
The furthest north we had previously been was on our first visit and that was only as far as Wrigley Field the home of the Chicago Cubs baseball ground and that was still officially within the city. This trip would take us over the state border from Illinois to Wisconsin and close to Milwaukee.
We took the back roads so we could see more of the US. Along the route we spotted the Jelly Belly bean factory and couldn’t resist stopping off at the factory shop. Michele stocked up with beans seemed a happy girl. Again our English accent was like a magnet with one of the staff kean to speak to us.
Back on the road and off towards Wind Point. There is not alot here except a few houses and of course the lighthouse which was built in 1880. The current lighthouse was not open to the public on the day we visited but was undergoing a redecoration to its exterior that was going to take two weeks to complete. Again the English accent proved popular with an American man who was asking where we came from and asked if that was London! He was nice enough but seemed to struggle with the size of the UK and where about a it was in relation to where we currently were. He hid us God speed when we left him which confirm our suspicions that he was a very religious person and explained the large crucifix on a chain round his neck.
We tried to follow the shoreline road back towards Chicago but unlike in the UK it was not always possible as nice large houses took up prime spot on the lake front,
Meandering back we looked for a McDonalds for a quick bite to eat but could we find any – not a chance and had to all into a Wendy’s instead. very similar to a McDonalds but with square patties instead of round ones.
Finally got back to Julie’s via a trip to the supermarket which was interesting to leave in rush-hour as the American drivers are oblivious to anyone wanting to cross their paths at red stop signs to join the traffics going the other way. The car in front of us was sat patiently waiting for the traffic signs to go to red and someone allow him to cut across but a huge fan with a flatbed back just bloked the junction off! I managed to reverse and pass behind the vehicle but that left the other motorist still sat patiently waiting.
We left Julie’s at just before 09:00 and managed to get back just after 17:00. The journey we covered was approx 180 miles and we did get to see some fantastic houses along the way as well as ticking off another state.
