Saturday morning July 9 began with a breakfast spread
of cereal
fruit
and donuts and pastries at the hotel.
I began with cereal
and banana
but couldn't resist this donut
after which we headed out until we got to Kalamazoo
and followed the road
past the Kalamazoo exit
into town past the colleges
looking in all directions
until we found gas
at this place that seemed to not welcome us to their rest rooms in signs
but did offer a good station sign
as we drove on until it became Jane's favorite time (11:11)
and then headed off I-94 to the Indiana Toll Road observing a sign for Krazy Kaplan at every turn and so deciding to explore the Fireworks market
where Uncle Sam's store sold many varieties of fireworks
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and we captured Uncle Sam, the proprietor, who had little advice about Chicago restaurants
before heading down past the Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge ($2.50)
into a small traffic jam where we recorded license plates from Ohio
and Illinois
before the traffic got back and Jane decided to record scenery
cars on the road
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scenery
directions
and more road scenes occasionally with the Chicago skyline
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before we saw the signs for Wisconsin (and yet another traffic jam)
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as we tried to get the rental car to this woman at Hertz
and get Jane on the bus to the terminal
so that we could record the prohibition against fireworks
and then make our way to Wolfgang Puck's restaurant
where Jane was amused and relieved
that the SSSS on her boarding pass meant a search she had survived
and so could have her table setting
and admire my self portrait
as Jane had her sandwich (and fries)
and I had my pizza
and we celebrated a successful trip to the colleges of the MidWest.
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