On Sunday Tom and I went boating with our good friends Tony and Bonnie Srnicek. We arrived at the Lighthouse Marina shortly after 1pm and before we knew it, we were casting off and skimming across Lake St Clair. It was a perfect day with clear blue skies and a warm 28 degrees. The water was very calm and the wake was mesmerizing as it sparkled in the sun. We headed out across the lake to a popular swimming hole called the Sandbar. Continue reading
Today turned out to be much nicer weather. The sun was out, no wind and the temp was a relatively balmy 4°C, well at least it felt much warmer than the previous days. Martha wanted to try out a Mexican restaurant in Old Town called Salpicon for their Easter Brunch. Continue reading
Today we visited Shedd’s Aquarium. Picture if you will, a bitter cold wind off the lake, an hour long wait outside in a line, and every damn school kid in Illinois bumping into you once they squeeze everyone inside. Chicago’s current catch phrase for the Gilliers is “Oh… that will be about an hours wait”. Where the heck are all these people coming from? Continue reading
I suggested to Tom that we venture off on an Easter road trip this year so to coin the slogan by Marshall Field, “Give the lady what she wants” we set off Friday and headed towards Chicago Illinois. Continue reading
Today was our best weather yet. We awoke to warm sun and clear breezes today. Our hotel has been filled to capacity by cheerleaders from across the country that are attending some national championship event. Add to that: Can-Am Days, assorted St Patrick’s Day revelry, and about 300 hotrodders attending the Run To the Sun Car Show and Myrtle Beach was rocking all day today. Martha and Laura spent the morning basting on the beach while I enjoyed watching the girls practice their cheerleading stunts near the pool area. Continue reading
With an overcast morning and showers in the forecast we headed out on the morning shuttle down to an area called Broadway at the Beach. It’s basically a tourist trap shopping area built around a man-made lake (map). The girls had fun teasing the carp and ducks with some food they got from the feeding stations. The water boiled with fish, their mouths reaching up and wide open, all competing for a fish pellet. It all seemed so surreal and disturbing to me. Continue reading
We hopped on the bus around 4pm so we could catch all the happy hour specials up and down the strip. We ended up at a place on 21st called Dirty Don’s Oyster Bar and proceeded to consume a pitcher of lime Margaritas, 1½ dozen raw oysters, 1½ dozen hot wings, ½ dozen jumbo shrimp, and an order of chicken planks. They even gave me a free t-shirt! By the time I got out of there my lips were burning and my speech was slightly slurred. We had a great time and then decided to cross the street and try our hand at mini-golf. I think Tom and I played our best game ever and Laura was ticked she couldn’t beat her inebriated parents.
