May 4, 2013 - Motorhome Visitors and the Savicks

We had a fun visit today with Kelly Elenteny and her kids. They drove to Martins for a tour of the See Ya and a visit. The kids were fascinated by the See Ya and we had a great time showing them around. It was a short visit but a fun one! This evening we visited with Linda and Tom Savick. Sue and Linda went off to church while Tom and I watched the Kentucky Derby. We met the women for dinner afterwards and then returned to the Savick’s home for dessert and conversation. I forgot to take pictures but have posted an earlier shot of Tom and...

May 1, 2013 - Hello Joliet

Yesterday we made the short drive from Champaign and arrived at Martin Campground where we have stayed several times before. Like the last time we had trouble getting a site due to many workers (Mobil Refinery upgrade) parked there for a few months. In fact we had to spend a night in an unlevel site without sewer before moving this morning to the more level and sewer equipped site 6. We are now settled in for the next five days. Today we accomplished two things. We got the Honda serviced and Annie was groomed. The car looks the same. Annie...

Oct 11, 2012 - New Car

We have had an active week in Joliet. It has been a combination of dog sitting, car hunting, and friend visiting. Wrigley is a golden retriever. She belongs to our friends Tom and Linda Savick. They were off to Florida last weekend and that gave us the opportunity to have Wrigley as a hose guest in the See Ya. It was a fun time as she made herself at home sitting on the dash and even jumping into bed with us. She was a great walking companion for both of us. We worked hard at our car shopping. There are a limited number of cars that can be...

Oct 2, 2012 - Joliet

We took two days to travel the 700 miles from Bemidji to Joliet. The first day was an enjoyable drive along the Mississippi. It was amazing to see how fast the river grew from what we saw in Bemidji to the wide expanse only a hundred miles down river. There was a good deal of fall color along the drive with a predominence of gold. We spent the night in a well done motel and campground in Wabasha, MN. Today we travelled interstates through Wisconsin and south into Illinois before heading east on I-80 to Martin Campground just east of...

Aug 10, 2012 - A week in the Chicago area

Both Therese and Dave have memories of Chicago – Therese grew up in Hammond, just across the Indiana state line and Dave’s first several childhood years were in nearby Aurora, IL. We were excited to visit the City, so headed out for the 230 mile trip to the Lake Leisure Resort in Joliet, about 45 miles southwest of downtown. Leisure Lake is a well kept, older park around a large lake with many large shade trees to help keep cool in the heat of this season. This was the first time in months that there was no watering ban resulting from the...

Jun 16, 2012 - Chicago - Celebration

Saturday, June 16 - We drove into Chicago today for the party/celebration for our friend, Trae Howell. Trae and his wife, Christy, live, work and play in the downtown Chicago area and absolutely love it! They are both from the south but love the winters and snow in Chicago. The party was held at Lizzie McNeill's Pub in their outdoor area down near the Chicago River; the food, drinks and atmosphere were wonderful and it was great to visit with Trae and Christy's family and friends. Trae's mother, Sarah, had flown in from Kemah, TX; Christy's...

Oct 10, 2011 - Joliet, IL

Had a beautiful drive to Joliet today. Little wind and beautiful fall colors that we enjoyed on the way. With no wind and the smooth roads my gas mileage was about 9.5 mpg. We got in a little early since it's a short drive and we gained an hour in Indiana. So, we went to Gino's East pizza in Rolling Meadows and then stopped by Glen Ellyn to see my old high school and house I used to live in. I thought the pizza was great, but Cheryl wasn't too excited about it (I guess she prefers New York style). Glen Ellyn was beautiful and the high...

Oct 10, 2011 - Goodbye ChiTown

We had planned some outdoor activities week before last, but we had rain almost every day. I did really enjoy the lake though. When a big storm comes through, the waves are huge and we get the sound just like being right on the ocean. When we first got to the base, the road leading to the marina where we have to get fresh water and dump was closed because of a landslide. This happened a couple of times last year, but this year they decided to really fix it to stay. It's an unusual repair job (see picture,) but we had been told there was a...

Jul 28, 2011 - Joliet, IL

Easy drive this morning only 150 miles but it was hot and humid getting ready and was good to get inside and on the road, sewer hose split this morning and dumped a load of black water on the grass - what a stink. had to flush to over with water but smell hung about for a while. Big T Storm last night with tons or rain, salesman called twice while on the road wanting to know why we didn't buy a site? Got a nice spot here at Leisure Lake Membership Resort in Joliet under some trees and looking onto the lake from the front and side, luxury,...

Jul 3, 2011 - Joliet, IL

It was with some regret that we said goodbye to Carmen and Domingo. We'd availed ourselves of their generous hospitality for more than a week and it was time to move on. We were concerned about traveling through Chicago on the last day of a holiday weekend, so we elected to bite the bullet and complete that unpleasant chore today. We departed the Davilas a bit after nine and gained an hour when we entered the Central Time Zone at the Indiana border. Our route included MI 13, I 69, I 94, and I 80. Total day's mileage, 298. The map in the...

Jun 23, 2011 - Joilet, IL

Finally we have arrived at Chicago. The first day here we went looking for a real "Chicago style deep dish Pizza". We had to ask assistance from a policemen to find the best place in Joilet. He sent us a few miles to Joilet and we were not disappointed. The pizza was delicious and filling. We brought some of it home and froze it for later. Our 2nd day we took the train to the city and spent the afternoon at Grant Park. They were having "A Taste of Chicago" which took up the entire park. Over 80 restaurants had booths set up for people to...

Oct 28, 2010 - Joliet, IL

Last night, Wayne had found a Metra station that would be on the route to take us to the Science and Industry Museum. According to their website, parking is $16.00 and it is in an underground parkade, where our trucks won't fit. We set out to find the station and after a 45 minute drive, we are in Calumet City, where the train is supposed to depart from. Gerry runs into a Mexican corner store to get directions and we end up at Hegewisch station where the South Shore Line takes us to our destination; tickets one way are $3.50 each. This is a...