Yesterday was an uneventful, just drive down the freeway day. As we get closer to Chicago, I've noticed that the traffic on I80 is getting a little more congested. I pulled off the interstate in Peru, IL at about 3 pm, and parked at a super Wal Mart. This is a little earlier than I like to stop for the day but, I didn't want to hit the Chicago traffic at 5pm on a Friday. There are a couple of ways around Chicago, if you don't mind going farther south, and traveling on back roads. I remember one year we were pulling the H.D. trailer to the race in Joilet, IL, which is southwest of Chicago. I looked at the map, and decided that instead of dealing with all of the traffic, and paying the toll, I would take a highway through South Chicago, that paralleled I80. Boy, was that a mistake! Not only was the road terrible, it passed through some of the worst ghettos that I had ever seen. When we got to the race track, I was thankful we didn't have a mechanical problem. During that experience, I discovered that dealing with heavy freeway traffic and toll roads, is not nearly as stressful as driving through what looked like a war zone.
Today will be a short driving day, and the traffic shouldn't be too terrible in the Chicago area. Even though our appointment at the RV repair facility isn't until Tuesday, they have assigned us a space in their private RV park, so we'll have hookups for a couple of days.
THE TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF DAN AND PATTY CHANCE
About Me
- DAN
- VAIL (Tucson), Arizona
- Patty & I have been married for 33 great years, & have raised 3 children. Mike & Marc - mine. David - hers. We lost our beloved Beagle Sami in April, 2013, and our kitty Gracie in Sep. Since retiring from co-ownership of Jamestown Harley-Davdson in 2001, we have traveled all over the U.S. in 2 different motor homes. In 2002 and 2003, we traveled the N.H.R.A. Drag Race circuit, pulling the Harley-Davidson, Screaming Eagle merchandise trailer. In the summers of 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, Patty worked retail and I drove a tour bus in Skagway, Alaska. The summer of 2008, I worked as a supervisor for the Glacier National Park transit system in N.W. Montana. During the summer of 2009, we decided to travel, and completed a 5 and 1/2 month, 12,000 mile loop around the U.S. and Canada. During the summer of 2010, we traveled mostly in the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon & Washington. We spent the summers of 2011 & 2012, working at the Grand Canyon, where I drove a transit bus, and Patty worked in the General Store. The winters have mostly been spent at our home in Lake Havasu City. We recently relocated the home base to Tucson, AZ.
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