After planning our itinerary the day prior, we realized that we could probably check out everything we wanted to see in Milwaukee in a day (which we did)! We first visited the Basilica of St. Josephat, which was built by the Polish community, as thousands had migrated to Milwaukee in the 1800s. The basilica's construction […]
There were a few things that we still wanted to see in Chicago, mostly downtown. Because Lisette doesn't have a battery charger for her eBike and we didn't want to risk it dying while she rode, we left Sheila for about an hour and got on Michael's bike. We hadn't done it before, but it […]
At the beginning of this trip when we'd posted about it on social media, one of Lisette's friends and former coworkers, Jessica, had reached out to ask if we were coming to Chicago, so we could catch up when we were here. Lisette hadn't seen Jessica for over 11 years(!) so she was really looking […]
Our plan this morning was to arrive in Chicago towards the end of the day, and we'd be seeing quite a few roadside attractions on Historic Route 66 along the way. Our first stop was the town of Gardner to see the Two-Cell Jail, which was built in 1906 and closed in the 1950s. It […]
After what seemed like a never-ending number of scorching hot summer days, we woke up to cooler temperatures in the morning-- finally some reprieve! Most RV parks have a check out time of 11am, but the Double J Campground offered a 12pm check out, which we figured we'd take advantage of to swim in the […]
People have generally been friendly when we've stayed at RV parks; we've had a bunch of conversations with folks we've met and gotten recommendations of places to visit, and at the very least people greet each other as they pass. When Lisette got out of the RV in the morning, a man walked past who […]
While we'd driven and had stops at 3 states already yesterday, in the morning we crossed into yet another state, across the Mississippi River: Illinois! It's our 24th state on this trip. But more importantly, it's Michael's birthday!! It's not until we are a few days out that we tend to know where we'll be […]
While it was noisy sleeping under the overpass and having traffic whizz pass us overnight, we at least had 24/7 security roaming around while we were there. But the temperatures were rapidly rising in the morning, so we were eager to get on our way! We weren't far from the Beale Street Entertainment District, a […]
After Graceland, we headed east towards the Crystal Shrine Grotto, the only man-made crystal cave in the world. Located in the Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery, the grotto is concealed in a hillside, spanning about 18 meters (60 feet) deep
While we aren't big Elvis fans, we both wanted to see Graceland, Elvis' legendary home that is now a museum. We had stayed at the RV Park right next door and could see Graceland already from where we were staying! When we looked at the prices to visit though, it gave us pause: there are […]