Road Trip

So we took to the road Monday morning from Toronto. Stopped in London, Ont for a few hours and then headed out to Chicago. We got stopped at the border, basically the border patrol wanted to know we we're going to go back to Canada. Luckily my mom printed out a CAA triptik which showed where we were roughly planning on going or we would have been screwed.
Right through Detroit, across Michigan and finally stopping that night at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center parking lot at around 11pm. First night of the road trip and we sleep in the car! The next morning we headed out to see the Indiana Dunes, and then about an hour into Chicago. Before Chicago we went through Gary, Indiana...holy fuck. This area has seen better days. It's frustrating to look at a town that once was and is no longer. Just rows of beautiful houses that have been abandoned for twenty or more years. It's frustrating to think that you could have a vibrant area full of people, and then due to the ebb and flow of 'The Market', the city can just die. I know it happens all over and all the time, but just go to Gary, Indiana, you'll see what I mean.
Into Chicago, we find a best Buy to buy a cell phone for the trip. God Bless American cell phone plans, $60 unlimited nationwide talk and int texting. We are getting screwed in Canada. Chicago is squeaky clean and full of flowers... seriously there are beds of tulips everywhere. We walked around the city all day, stopped to get some beers at 'Dick's Last Resort' which is right on the Canal. Ordered a KanaWanaLeYa (get it) which came in a Cocconut Head which we kept for $2.50. Stayed at my friend Derick Lengwenus' house with his wife Karla. Drove Derick to the Airport for his Just For Laughs audition in NY (break a leg buddy).
Stopped here at the Starbucks and about to head for a 24hour stretch from Chicago to Salt Lake City Utah. There's a lot more details, but no time, gotta head out there.
So far our '95 Saturn that leaks oil and has no AC is alive and well.
More updates soon.