Monday, September 29, 2014

The Blog???

When we left Australia in July we had lots of plans! They included weddings, parties and anything including lots of fun both in new and old places. Unfortunately we just had a bit too much fun for the Blog to be as regular as we would have liked.

 Along the way we participated in the nuptials of two sets of star crossed lovers, visited lots and lots  of old friends and made lots and lots of new ones. We saw things that amazed us everyday and I mean EVERYDAY!!! That is not the Apiarist talking up a honey flow and how good his bees are is or just how good Rooey is and how MIGHTY the Saints are going to be next year. That is the truth!

 One of the things we based a large part of this trip around was seeing many of the natural parts of North America and taking the less travelled path. Avoiding to Interstates took a bit of doing at times but the scenery the byways we followed provided was unforgettable. Thanks to Road Trips USA , suggestions from friends and and our own research we were able to have an unforgettable three months.

 When we returned the Nissan ExTerra (terrestrial) to Alamo in LA we had covered more than 25,800km (16,000 miles) along the way were amazed by the scenery of 

 Joshua Tree National Park 



 Bryce Canyon






John Day Fossil Beds




Craters of the Moon National Monument


Grand Teton
































 THE GRAND CANYON!!!






 Zion




 

Even though it was at times a teeny, weeny tiring it was all fun!!!

And we even fitted in a few classic drives
ps the rest of the blog will appear!
in the fullness of time!!!
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

More of the Windy City that wasn't actually windy

After the fog cleared (in our heads) we started on our next adventure i.e. what to do for the next part of our time in Chicago. Actually we weren't hungover at all just a bit tired from what had been a great day. We'd seen a musical advertised widely during our travels over the past couple of days and we were keen to see it or at least sing along with the songs. We were able to book tickets online with some difficulty but with the help of our Hotel staff we finally succeeded and the time it had taken us actually saved us a few dollars - WINNERS!

 You see Million Dollar Quartet is a musical that was based around a jam session that occurred at Sun Studios in Memphis on December 4th 1956. The people that were present at Sun Studios at the time were Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis so a cornucopia of 50's music was involved. Two great hours of great singing, dancing and playing of memorable songs followed and at least one of our party knew every one!!!! A good time was had by all.

And yes Elvis had left the building...and the Man in Black (or in this case - white) had gone as well.  

 But they weren't quite quick enough to escape these groupies!!!!!!!!!!!!
Time for one last drink and goodbye to Flick who was heading off on other adventures. We braved almost continuous Chicago roadworks and rush hour traffic and headed home to the comfortable Days Inn. Rest is good!

 Heading to US Cellular Field and the Chicago White Sox didn't have quite the same ring as watching the Cubs at Wrigley Field but we had a great day, watched the home team win and did get to sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"!




















And we now have some white Sox buddies, including one "Bo" who has been a Sox regular for 60 years!
Left the stadium with "Sweet Home Chicago" ringing in our ears and headed back to the northside to search for food and music.






Enjoyed a very tasty Mexican meal served by super friendly waiters at Las Fuentes
before making our way to the most unlikely looking Blues venue we've seen!  










Kingston Mines might not look like much from the outside but as they say looks deceive. And in this case they've been deceiving for more than 46 years!


   

Sweet Home Chicago
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