Road Trip 2019

This is my summary of PA, Ohio and Indiana...

Didn’t stop in Chicago but getting through the traffic around the city majorly sucked. Got to Gurnee, IL around 6 PM central time. I googled “best food in Gurnee” and discovered this place. It was my first butter burger.





The hotel and Culver’s both are are pretty much right across from Six Flags so we were able to squeeze in a couple rides before they closed at 9.



Never saw a two story merry go round before.



Closed it down

Nice shots! Keep it going.

Where next?  You sleeping in the truck?

Harvey wrote

Nice shots! Keep it going.

Where next?  You sleeping in the truck?

Hotels and tent camping this time. No truck, no camper.

Something about pre-peeled boiled eggs at breakfast buffet makes me uneasy

Brownski wrote

This is my summary of PA, Ohio and Indiana...

What sticks out the most about PA in my mind is the 55 mph limits on I-90.  

PA has raised the speed limit to 70 mph on most limited access highways.
But we still have the worst road conditions in the country even due to now having the highest gas tax.

Yeah, it was 70 pretty much all the way until the Chicago area.

Very different from other baseball parks I’ve been to...



And beers are only ten bucks!

Waffle House FTW!

Good thing you are the only one drinking huh.

Harvey wrote

Good thing you are the only one drinking huh.

Well, I have had a glass of wine but I will stand by the fact that the Waffle House is awesome.

I just saw Heyward break a bat over his knee.

Calling an audible for tomorrow to steer the trip away from tropical depression Barry. It means one fewer teller coaster day but maybe an additional ball park before we head to Texas.

We dislike Rt 94

Obstructed view is part of the Wrigley charm I guess. What do you expect from a place built in 1914? A couple times I forgot there was a runner on third until the guy took his lead.



The Cubs are looking out though; right over our shoulder...

Last comment on Wrigley; place is so small and so much in the middle of its neighborhood that people can get a view of the game from the rooftops of some buildings. I guess there’s always been a culture of hanging out on the roof and watching the game, but in the 80’s people starting putting seats up so it became a business.

Sick Bird Rider wrote

Harvey wrote

Good thing you are the only one drinking huh.

Well, I have had a glass of wine but I will stand by the fact that the Waffle House is awesome.

I think he met me but yes, Waffle House is awesome. Culver’s was pretty good too. I never would have thought butter would add anything to a cheeseburger but I was wrong

Brownski wrote

Obstructed view is part of the Wrigley charm I guess. What do you expect from a place built in 1914?

While the wife didn’t appreciate the sore neck she got from her Fenway experience this past spring (body and legs facing one direction, crane the neck in another to actually see the field), it was, as she said (and the kids keep making fun of her for), a slice of Americana.  Good times.

I appreciate the trip log and the effort Brownski....but better you than me!  In the 36 hours from late Friday to Monday we logged about 17 hours of driving.  Gawd it sucked, but we had fun in Quebec City and a nice overnight in Placid whilst the eldest son had a successful orientation at Plattsburgh.  I don’t know how we ever survived the drive to Florida back when we used to do it....

JTG4eva! wrote

Brownski wrote

Obstructed view is part of the Wrigley charm I guess. What do you expect from a place built in 1914?

While the wife didn’t appreciate the sore neck she got from her Fenway experience this past spring (body and legs facing one direction, crane the neck in another to actually see the field), it was, as she said (and the kids keep making fun of her for), a slice of Americana.  Good times.

I appreciate the trip log and the effort Brownski....but better you than me!  In the 36 hours from late Friday to Monday we logged about 17 hours of driving.  Gawd it sucked, but we had fun in Quebec City and a nice overnight in Placid whilst the eldest son had a successful orientation at Plattsburgh.  I don’t know how we ever survived the drive to Florida back when we used to do it....

My buddy's  and his son were also at the Platt orientation this weekend..

Last time I went to Fenway I sat with a I beam in my face and water dripping on my head..It  wasn't raining..