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bill, it's all in the wrist. or the camera...i forget which.

showers, hotel coffee, and we're off for day 2.

 

justgot back to our friends from a day in chicago. i got inside parking with the 54 and everything. so nice for them to give up their garage space and park on the street. i'll have day 2 and 3 up after a shower and some supper.

 

day 2 dawned sunny and bright in rural ontario. we had a breakfast of cereal andp the hotel coffee, checked the fluids, fired up the 54, and hit the road again. we wanted to make it as far as chicago in time for dinner.

i traveled through ontario once when i was a kid when we made the trip to detroit for my cousin's wedding. they got married in the william and mary chapel. it was august, and the groomsmen all wore tuxes. it was about 100 degrees out, and there i am, a 12 year old, all gussied up in a wool tux with tails in a chapel with the windows painted shut and about 150 candles lit. the poor girl i was to walk back down the aisle with p***ed out, and fell back and hit her head on the piano. she had to be carried out and taken to the hospital for s***ches. all i could think was, "oh man, now i have to walk down the aisle by myself." no sooner did i think it when i started feeling all woozy and sick to my stomach. i fell forward, knocked the unity candle out of the candelabra, and fell backwards into the guy behind me. i came to a few minutes later, sprawled out on the gr*** in front of the church.

so, suffice it to say we hauled through detroit as quickly as possible. (sorry denise) it was a full day. many more miles traveled, many more sights seen. here is some of what we saw.

tim horton's coffee. it's like dunkin donuts coffee for canadians. it ****s, but they consume it like it's crack. awful stuff. oh, and thanks for the $52 fill-up.





becky decided to go with wide whites and a y-block v8.



fatigue kills. even in french.

 

mountain dew with real sugar!





we ditched the interstate for some 2 lane.

 

nuke 'em all.







quite a skyline. just as pretty as i remember.

 

dinner at ed debevic's

 

day 3:

we woke to humidity and heat such that chicago can only produce. i decided it was time for a haircut, so we went here.









then headed downtown.

 

we're staying at lawrence and north hermitage, so we're pretty close to the theaters. when i lived in morris, i used to get into the city a fair bit. i saw ********* ladies play at the riviera. they recorded a live album there.

i got to eat most of the food you're talking about back then. alas, with celiac disease, i dont get to eat nearly as much fun stuff as i used to. a chicago dog isnt the same without the bun...

 

hahaha. i know people get wiggy about their coffee. i am a starbucks guy myself. for me timmy's stuff was a bit...weak...actually tasted a lot like dunkin donuts.

we're headed through arkansas, memphis (!), and nashville on the way to cruise skyline drive on the way home. mighty taco will have to wait for next time...

 

i did eat there. good stuff.

it's gluten based products. wheat, rye, barley. no bread, pasta, or beer...

unless it's based on flours like potato, rice, etc. yeast is fine.

and there's sorghum beer, and rice pasta. so i still get my beer and mac-n-cheese. i just have to make the food myself, mostly. no biggie. when i eat out, i eat at asian places.