The weather is completely spoiling us at the moment. Before leaving Pikes Peak we went for a
morning stroll past the look-outs to bridal veil falls:
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| Couldn't resist another shot of this amazing view of the Mississippi... |
Then there was no excuse not to start our five hour journey
to Joliet where we have a two night booking at the closest possible RV site to
Chicago. I took the first stint which
took us to a Walmart in Maquoketa, Iowa where we did a top-up shop. We were hoping that there would be a barber
within the store for Simon to get a badly needed hair-cut whilst I did a
whirlwind shop, but sadly not. We were
advised there would be a salon downtown so we headed there. Simon was looked after by Janie in
Expressions salon who did a very thorough job, for over an hour – my haircuts
take shorter time than that!
So there we were, still in Iowa, at 430pm with three hours
still to go tonight. I handed the reins
over to Simon ‘the Stig’ our tame RV driver and I kept morale up by searching
the internet for quirky Chicago facts.
Like, did you know that spray paint was invented in Chicago in
1949??! And the zipper was also invented
in Chicago in 1851?! It may have made
the journey feel longer for Simon but the time flew by for me!
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We pulled up at Hollywood Hotel and Casino, Joliet about
7pm. This is a Good Sam park and we were
impressed with our $37 per night price tag which also includes complimentary
breakfast! The receptionist was also
helpful with timetables for getting into the windy City tomorrow.
A quick dinner of chicken and chips and an early night
before a very busy City day tomorrow.
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