5
Jul
2009
Onward
Oh, what a time we’ve had. Glen Ellyn, big city Chicago, Indiana lake house, and feasting all the way. It’s been an amazing two-and-a-half weeks, a lifetime away from our last day riding, but the time has come again. Onward. We leave in a few frantic minutes headed East through Chicago and then eventually skirting the great lakes through Indiana and Ohio. We’ve got exactly two weeks to make our date in Boston and a 1000 mile tab racked up. Hopefully our sublime luck continues. We will try our best to get more updates from the road despite the time crunch. Thank you all again for your continued interest and support.
Also, an enormous thank you to the Mr. and Mrs. Kinsey and the entire Kinsey clan for their incredible hospitality. The 4th in Glen Ellyn will be one to remember, even despite a little Ride the Lightning foul weather.
A Taste of Chicago/Glen Ellyn over the Fourth.
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- Upscale dudes feelin' it at an upscale bar. Sort of.
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- Molly and Whitney briefly considered coming along for the final stretch aboard the Kinsey tandem...briefly.
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- Sam hauling the swimming dock in via paddle boat. 2 months of pedaling and you can really make one of these babies move.
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- Fireworks are held on the 3rd in downtown Chicago. We picnicked and watched some kids play with light sabers.
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- The grand parade in Glen Ellyn. A good healthy slice of Americana.
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- The "Bean" as it is known. Chicago's Cloudgate. Trippy, man.
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- Millenium Park for some free music. Sea and Cake and the Dirty Projectors played.
Time to put the mettle to the pedal.