Sadly, we had our last breakfast together today on Lucky Us. In the picture at right Will is finishing off his juice with Grandma and Bob. As usual, breakfast was a busy, fun time.
We have flashlights all around the boat, and I think that at some point the Grandkids found all of them. In the picture at the left Katie is playing with one of the flashlights. Fortunately, most of them are LEDs so the batteries last a long time.
The Grandkids had a few minutes to play before they headed back to the hotel to collect their bags. In the picture at the right Will and Sarah are "scouting out" the salon after breakfast. When they had first arrived, Will had picked out a book for looking at pictures. As luck would have it, he picked Chapman's "Piloting, Seamanship and Boat Handling", which is a classic must read for all boaters. So, everyday I got to read a page or two to him. He is just so inquisitive!
On their way back to the hotel, they made a stop at the "Peanut", which is another of the classic outdoor art pieces in Chicago. Bob kindly sent me this picture with Jill and the kids in front of the peanut.
The Admiral and I walked over to the hotel for an 11:00 am departure for the METRA station. As you will see in some of the pictures people are wearing rain gear since there was a light rain at times, such as the picture at the right. Katie was fascinated with the pole, and she loved holding on to it and lifting her feet up.
In preparation for the visit, the Admiral had uploaded several read-along books to her iPhone. In the picture at the left Will and Sarah are sharing ear buds while trying to stop the train noise. All in all the 35 minute train ride seemed to be over far too soon.
At the airport the realization the Grandma and Grandpa were not going along on the plane finally set in. At the security check point there were plenty of hugs and kisses, such as Katie hugging Grandma.
Then after a final check to make sure that they had everything, they were about to disappear as they headed into security. Of course, that was a sad moment, but we had a really great time with all of them, and we are already looking forward to seeing them in Texas about Thanksgiving...
For the Admiral and I it was time to head back to Lucky Us with a quick lunch and long nap. We spent the rest of the day taking it very easy in preparation for the arrival of Terry's parents tomorrow. We are looking forward to their visit and the opportunity to see even more of Chicago.
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