Life without internet is tough when you want to post...

Day 4 of the Chicago/WI/MN trip... I'll back up. Left Cincinnati at 9:17 a.m. on Sunday for a supposed 5 hour trip to Chicago. Roads were clear, traffic moving along, a lunch stop was quick & pleasant then %^*#. About 15 miles south of Crown Point, IN everything stopped. People took out cornhole games, others roller bladed between the cars, a skateboard whizzed past. Turns out a 6 car pile-up where the road condensed into one lane due to construction was the culprit. An hour later we were on our way. Breezed through Gary, soared across the Skyway then hit Lake Shore Drive. What were we thinking? A beautiful summer Sunday afternoon in Chicago and everyone from a 25 mile radius is flocking to Lake Michigan. FINALLY made it to my brother Wally's after 4:00 p.m. (subtract an hour for the change from EST to CST) and that's an 8+ hour trip. AAARRRGGHHHH