Going to be a long travel day with a lot of lolly gagging so we thought at least getting a walk in early was a good idea. Lincoln Park is always a good walking area and at 67 the weather was perfect. Also the double brood locusts have only just started to emerge south of here so it was still a pleasant walk. Pretty sure the bulldozers will be out shoveling them all up soon. My new trail shoes are working great so they’ll be fully broken in by the time I head to Colorado for hiking in late June assuming they don’t get too much Guinness spilled on them during this trip.
Loaded up on lots of e-books for the trip including some bad tabloid style writing about the Royal family. Our close sources in London confirm William’s been playing around with Kate so the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. We’re staying in Ida’s old stomping grounds near Kensington Palace where she used to see Charles, Diana and the boys all the time.
Just as we got in the taxi to start to O’Hare them rain started. Hopefully it’s not a sign of the what to expect for the next 2 weeks. Hopping a United Flight tonight for Heathrow. Thanks to Ed, traveling United Polaris Business rather than in steerage. It’s a much more civilized way than my first trip in 1976 on Icelandic air thru Reykjavik. My luggage is improvement from the backpack too but I’m still good with getting everything in a carryon. The Polaris Lounge is a a very posh lounge for the pre-flight relaxation, beverages and snacks. Pimms, Guinness, The Prisoner all good. Ida says we’ll sleep better this way.
Boarding in about 20 minutes. Cheers.
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