by Kay Johnson on June 21, 2009
What a wonderful day in Chicago. We were greeted this morning with happy kids and beautiful weather. They were even more excited because we didn’t have to pack bags, check garment bags or write “Thank You” notes because they are staying with their current host families for two nights. After a quick “see ya later” to their host family
The skyline from the boat
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by Kay Johnson on June 20, 2009
No pictures today, as we are ready for a longer night of sleep, but the day was another good one.
All went well leaving Indianapolis and we approached Chicago ahead of schedule. However, we could see Chicago in the distance and there was obviously a bad storm going through. Knowing we still were probably 30 min. away, we hoped that the storm would pass quickly, but we knew we had ponchos on the bus for the kids’ use should the storm persist. What we did not know was that a bad storm in Chicago stops traffic! [click to continue…]