Awake: 3:56am Temp 70 sleep 5+27 some early morning fog overnight @ Nicktown.
After our coffee & a Kathy muffin, & with a loaded Suzuki, we left Nicktown @ 4:55am & motored to Pittsburgh. (about 2 hrs).
At my sister Corinne's house we transloaded our stuff into Corinne's car, which was larger, & left Pitt @ 7:10am. We took the PA & OH Turnpikes & the 80-90 Interstate routes & toll roads in the states of IN & IL to our target: Hyatt Place, arriving @ 3:30pm...2:30 Chicago time.
Corinne & I each shared some driving time; had good roads & fast traffic most of the way. (3) stops: (1) for fuel & (2) for nature calls. Our GPS would not take the Hyatt Place address so we stopped in the small town of Naperville where Kathy went into a podiatrist's office & asked the receptionist for directions; we found out that we were about (1) mile from our hotel.
As Kathy was getting that info, Nick called our cell phone & asked: "where are you?" They (Nick's family & the Foote family) had just returned from lunch at the Red Robin restaurant. We met them in the lounge @ the Hyatt Place; they were happy to see us & visa versa.
After checking in & getting our suitcases somewhat organized, we joined Nick's & the Foote family @ the inside pool. All the kids were in the pool except Gregory; he was happy just filling up plastic cups with water & pouring the water mostly back into the pool.
photo of Gregory from outside the Hyatt.
Eriko took Momoko all around the pool & she enjoyed the water.
Nick & Kevin were kept busy tossing the boys "to & fro."
And Nick challenged his swimming ability by toting the leaches.
Meanwhile, Kathy, Corinne & I just sat around & enjoyed seeing the kids have so much fun.
Much later, we all joined the kids & the adults in their hotel room for more social talk.
Even later, we adults & Jerry rendezvoused downstairs & had a late evening snack.
K & I were tired, so: Lights out: 9:32pm.
After our coffee & a Kathy muffin, & with a loaded Suzuki, we left Nicktown @ 4:55am & motored to Pittsburgh. (about 2 hrs).
At my sister Corinne's house we transloaded our stuff into Corinne's car, which was larger, & left Pitt @ 7:10am. We took the PA & OH Turnpikes & the 80-90 Interstate routes & toll roads in the states of IN & IL to our target: Hyatt Place, arriving @ 3:30pm...2:30 Chicago time.
Corinne & I each shared some driving time; had good roads & fast traffic most of the way. (3) stops: (1) for fuel & (2) for nature calls. Our GPS would not take the Hyatt Place address so we stopped in the small town of Naperville where Kathy went into a podiatrist's office & asked the receptionist for directions; we found out that we were about (1) mile from our hotel.
As Kathy was getting that info, Nick called our cell phone & asked: "where are you?" They (Nick's family & the Foote family) had just returned from lunch at the Red Robin restaurant. We met them in the lounge @ the Hyatt Place; they were happy to see us & visa versa.
After checking in & getting our suitcases somewhat organized, we joined Nick's & the Foote family @ the inside pool. All the kids were in the pool except Gregory; he was happy just filling up plastic cups with water & pouring the water mostly back into the pool.
photo of Gregory from outside the Hyatt.
Eriko took Momoko all around the pool & she enjoyed the water.
Nick & Kevin were kept busy tossing the boys "to & fro."
And Nick challenged his swimming ability by toting the leaches.
Meanwhile, Kathy, Corinne & I just sat around & enjoyed seeing the kids have so much fun. Much later, we all joined the kids & the adults in their hotel room for more social talk.
Even later, we adults & Jerry rendezvoused downstairs & had a late evening snack.
K & I were tired, so: Lights out: 9:32pm.
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