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Great Circle Trip:
CHICAGO - Our transition from the Great Lakes into the river systems to the Gulf
of Mexico
Sept 16-19, 2001
We made landfall at Chicago after midnight,
having piloted across Lake Michigan since early that morning.
Of course the Skyline from miles out in the Lake was magnificent!
Several of these pictures
below
are courtesy of our friends Kevin & Karin aboard the S/V WindigoIII (link to
their page at the bottom)
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Being so late and dark, and not knowing
Burnham harbor well, we elected to drop anchor here, just inside the harbor
entrance, right in front of the Convention Center - McCormick place. We
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Creative Touch with Jessica & Lisa on
the Dock, Sears Tower in the background. Burnham Harbor Yacht Club, Chicago
IL. We weighed anchor the next morning after anchoring that night, and moved
to the Yacht Club. We had several friends aboard including Pat Moriarty, and
Penny Smalley and her husband. /Getting through the police security however,
the week after September 11th, was ANOTHER STORY!
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Chicago sunrise the next morning - you can see the
silhouettes of the aircraft parked on the ramp at Meig's field behind the
anchored sailboats.
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We can enjoy Chicago, but the really
good news at this point in the trip is that Lisa has decided that she really
wants to stay to live in the Florida Keys - and only visit the North.
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We were in Chicago for several days - staying at Burnham Harbor Yacht Club
there. We reserved one day and took Jessica to the Shedd Aquariam, Adler
Planetarium, and Field Natural History Museum. They were all within walking
distance of the boat. Jessica had a great time. She even enjoyed the stars
better than the dinosaurs, and of course identified with the tropical reef
exhibit in the aquarium. Below, Jessica's face is in the middle of the Shedd
Aquarium picture board.
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Chicago from Lake Michigan, aboard our
friends, Kevin & Karin Hughes, S/V WindigoIII |
Dad and Jess outside the Field Natural
History Museum, Chicago. We wanted to take Jessica up to the observation
deck of the Sears Tower (behind to the left). This was the week after the
World Trade Center disaster and Jessica watched the entire thing on TV. When
we asked her about going up in the building with us, she simply looked up at
it and said "NO WAY". We didn't press it with her.
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Foggy Chicago Lighthouse, Entrance to the
Chicago River from Lake Michigan.
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We entered the Chicago River on an
overcast, drear and drizzly day ....
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Clearance under the bridges got to be
quite a problem for us! This picture is from our friends boat, S/V Windigo -
but it indicates the situation. We took down the Bimini, antennaes and
disassembled the davit - and STILL had only a couple inches clearance on
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Under the Sears Tower going down the
River. |
To see some
pictures from our friends aboard the S/V Windigo III - go to
http://www.heartlandlabs.com/WindigoIII/WindigoIII%20Travelogue%20Catalogue.htm
CLICK HERE for the next photos in
series of the Great Circle Trip . . .
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