Day 2-288 a day enjoying Kenosha, WI

     The Admiral took a picture of the sunrise during her early morning walk (and phone conversation with her sister). It really must have been a pretty sunrise, but I am glad that I was sleeping comfortably when it was taken...
     We left the marina at 10:15 am to walk about 200 yards to a senior center to pick up the bus. We caught the bus 10 minutes later and were at the shopping center near the theater at 11:00 am. The Admiral did some shopping, and we were in our seats ready to watch "The Giver" with popcorn in hand. The public transit system worked really well, and we were back aboard Lucky Us by 3:00 pm. 

      After a nap, I headed off to the swimming pool for some time in the whirlpool. The Admiral (wisely?) chose not to go since there had been a sewer leak in the pool complex earlier in the day. Indeed, the pool house and bathrooms were closed, but the whirlpool was hot and bubbling so I ventured forth. The picture at the left is of the kids splash park adjacent to the marina, and Lucky Us is barely visible in the distance just left of center.

     We had dinner on the boat to finish off a generally very quiet and relaxing day. Kenosha is to be our jumping off point for the final leg to Chicago, which will be a fairly long trip of just over 53 miles. One of the "Cardinal Rules" for the Great Loop is to never have an itinerary. We have been generally quite good at that (suggested) rule, but we do have some incentive to be in Chicago within 3 days... Today is Tuesday, and our Grandkids and oh yes, their parents will be arriving in Chicago on Friday evening for an all too short visit. As always, we are watching the weather closely, and tomorrow looks like a good day for the trip to Chicago.  The weather predictions for the following two days is very similar so we will be able to carefully pick a good day.