We flew in to the Windy City on Friday morning, rush hour was not the best time to arrive and it took an hour to get downtown from O’Hare. We didn’t realize how far west Chicago is either, it’s an hour earlier from Toronto. Our hotel allowed us to check in when we arrived for a much needed rest before the first of our two cruising seminars at 1 pm. Down East Circle was very well received by the almost capacity crowd. At 4:45 we did Newfoundland Circle Part 2 for a somewhat smaller group. Saturday morning we were guests of John and Amanda of Mahina Tiare, Jayne participated in a women’s panel discussion and I spoke briefly about our Down East Circle. We did Newfoundland Circle Part 2 to a small but enthusiastic group including a couple who had actually driven the Trans Labrador Highway. With a few hours off we got to check out some of the cool new gear and boats on floor 2. Sunday morning we walked over to The Art Institute of Chicago and spent a few hours enjoying the American Collection and the guest show of powerful works by Belgian artist James Ensor. We’ll be in Vancouver in a few hours to visit family and we’ll give presentations of Newfoundland Circle Part 2 on the 21st and 22nd.
i’m glad you got to check in in time to rest before your presentations. i’m not surprised that people were interested in your presentation there and very glad you had a near capacity crowd for the 1st presentation :-). it’s great that jayne participated in a panel discussion and you presented to a different group as guests of mahina tiare too. i’m glad you enjoyed the art institute of chicago and love your pictures :-). it’s great to see jayne walking in chicago and to see the two of you looking so happy in front of the city and at the boat show. see you tomorrow :-).