Monday August16, 2010Monday was a sad day on both ends of the drive. Henriët came over to Andrew’s and we went around the  corner to Ann Sather’s cafe for breakfast; they have terrific cinnamon and pecan rolls. Andrew lives in an amazing neighborhood; like Northwest or Southeast Portland with all these great little cafes, diners,… Continue reading Days 12 Chicago to Rochester

Sunday August 15, 2010Henriët sings at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Old Town. Today she sang cantor for both the 9 and 11 services so was unable to be with us for breakfast.  Andrew, Carla and I put a couple of loads of wash in then went down the street to have breakfast at the Melrose diner. After… Continue reading Day 11 – Chicago River Architecture Tour

Saturday August 14, 2010Unfortunately for us, but very fortunately for the newlyweds, Henriët had to sing at a wedding today so could not join us on our venture into Chicago. Andrew, Carla and I headed over to m. henry’s in the Andersonville neighborhood for breakfast. Carla and I had “birds in a nest”where they cut… Continue reading Day 10 – Chicago Art Institute

We’ve completed the first half of our travel and I thought it would be interesting to share how much car time we had. These are statistics for “in the car” driving whether it was on the highway or driving up and down Grand Island Nebraska looking for a DQ. Total miles Portland to Chicago: 2,371… Continue reading Road Trip 2010 – Eastbound travel statistics

Friday August 12, 2010 Finally a day of no driving! Henriët came over in the morning and we headed to Orange With a Peel for breakfast; a place that has terrific French Toast. I had French Toast infused with orange and served with a raspberry cream sauce and slivered almonds. Henriët and Carla had Chai… Continue reading Road Trip 2010 – Day 9 Chicago Field Museum