Saturday we tested driving the RV in heavy urban traffic as we crossed Ohio and Indiana then skirted downtown Chicago enroute to Dick's sister Mary Anne (MA) and her husband Bob's home in Glen Ellyn, IL a northwestern suburb of Chicago. It is amazing how freeway drivers in urban areas can crowd in on a big rig and its toad while doing 60 to 70 mph and changing lanes constantly. Since Glen Ellyn is an upscale neighborhood and on street parking for an RV is not allowed we stowed the RV at a local RV storage site at a very reasonable $25 for up to a week. MA and Bob were super hosts as always and we spent 5 delightful days relaxing and taking in special sights such as the Morton Arboretum and the Museum of Science and Industry where we caught a great Cinemax movie on the Secrets of the Nile, a great documentary of the first rafting of the full length of the Nile and the many unbelievable sights along the waterway. We also took in the special exhibit of the human body where a special placticized technique was used to preserve actual human body cadaver parts and present them in a unique and amazing presentation. By using a hand held recording device you can punch in the number of each presentation and hear fascinating details on how the part works and/or interacts with the rest of the body. This exhibit should be a must see for anyone in an area where it is being exhibited.
MA and Bob also arranged for good friends of theirs to come over for dinner and share with us their adventures in their RV trip around Alaska in 1998. The friends, Ken and Melissa shared their photos and offered much welcomed advice on things to see and do or not do while visiting Alaska. They left their photos for our later perusal and we made pages of notes. Thanks Mary Anne and Bob for a great time.
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