Docked in Downtown Chicago...

 Wednesday, January 28. Clear. 28 C.

Well, not really in Chicago but it might have been. After a lovely predawn sail-in we were astounded to see just Another Big City at our balcony this morning. It was a shock, we were not expecting, and a disappointment. Fellette and I are Country Folk, we left the city stuff in 1974 when we moved our three children from the suburbs to a Five Acre Hobby Farm and we never looked back. Our daughter and husband are now living in that home, two of their four daughters were born there.

So, you might imagine our disappointment in having a Sidewalk Jungle at our doorstep all day long. We went ashore briefly, took a short walk and confirmed our first thought to head back to the comfort of the ship, SAP.

I mentioned to Fellette today that maybe we are no longer the 'Fun People' that we used to be! or, maybe, we never were 'Fun People',  but just thought that we were! Regardless, we will just carry on doing what we do, we are who we are!

Predawn, it was a picturesque sail-in.

From the Bow Camera it became more intimidating.

Behold, in all its French Starkness.

Our mind was made up by now, back to the ship!

How about a fun day scootering around a City in the tropics?

La View!

Thar she sits. 

Pretty view on one side.

I suppose those are the Flags of the Islands and France.

Fellette and I went out to a special dinner tonight, just because.