Thursday, July 21, 2011

Final Wrap-Up

Total Mileage: 8868 km
Provinces Visited: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario
States Visited: North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana
Great Lakes Seen: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Superior
Tanks of gas: 17
The Route:

Best Golf course views: Cobble Beach in Owen Sound. 

Best golf round (scores): Cloverdale Links in Winchester, ON.

Best Baseball game: Jays vs. Yankees at the Rogers Centre.

 Best Baseball stadium: Cubs vs. Marlins at Wrigley Field.

Memorable wildlife: A rattlesnake and an inquisitive toad

Best views: Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Best tourist stops: Mount Rushmore and Deadwood 






Speeding tickets: ZERO! (as far as we know)
Pairs of sunglasses lost: Two.
Pairs of sunglasses found: Two!
Best hotel: A tie between the Fairmont Winnipeg and the Sutton Place, Chicago
Best restaurants: A tie between the Cobble Beach Golf Course restaurant and Tavern on Rush in Chicago
Best breakfast: Original Pancake House in Chicago

So that's just a quick picture of the trip. We saw so many wonderful things and had so many wonderful moments with family and friends.  It has been a great vacation!

And in the very unlikely case that you wondered, we were only home for about 2 hours when Sarah had a gigantic hairball on the living room carpet.  It's good to be home. :)

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