Friday, June 12, 2015

6/11/15 Moved boat to free wall

Since NOOD (not nude) races begin tomorrow, we  can no longer remain in the Yacht Club slip, but we learned 4 years ago that you can tie up along the concrete wall which belongs to the Chicago Park District.
 



  There are rings on the lower wall for ties. We've been informed that someone may stop by to collect a small fee, but that has not happened yet.    There is also a public dock where boats can get free pump-outs.  This makes staying in Chicago very affordable.  We are still very close to the Yacht Club and can use their facilities for showers, restrooms and dining.  If you come to the Chicago Yacht Club, you must have a current letter from your yacht club indicating that you have reciprocal rights. If you are assigned a slip, there is a slip fee.

By mid-day, we were secured along the wall and ready to explore.  Since the Chicago Art Institute is only two blocks away, we  headed there by foot and spent several hours browsing through the galleries. 

 
 

For an early dinner, we walked another 2 blocks to Miller's Pub and Restaurant.  The temperature had dropped and rain was threatening.  A few minutes after walking Duke, it started to rain and that continued all night.

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