Monthly Archives: June 2013

Tuesday – hot 85F, humid and sunny. Lazy morning. Stroll over the road to the liquor store, it’s such a pleasant area.  In the afternoon we drive over to our Home Exchange hosts place in Waverly. A small town of … Continue reading →

Sunday – more storms overnight and a sultry morning but hot and sunny afternoon with 80% relative humidity. Yet again Main Street is closed off this time it’s an adults run. After a lazy morning we stroll across the Stone … Continue reading →

Friday – Very hot 85C, sunny and a tad humid. Drive down to Fort Snelling via the main runway of the International airport thanks to that bitch in my satnav system – she obviously had the map upside down. Fort … Continue reading →

Wednesday – hot and sunny again. After our usual leisurely morning we drive down to St Paul, the 2nd part of the twin cities. Start off with a Starbucks for coffee and lunch for Wendy. Wifi’s not working so my passbook … Continue reading →

Monday – warm with sun and clouds. Up at the crack o sparrows ready for a long drive up to Lake Itasca – the source of the Mighty Mississippi. By the time we get up there it very cloudy so … Continue reading →

Saturday – warm, very humid and cloudy with thunderstorms. Lazy morning as usual. Then after lunch we take a stroll around the Stone Arch Bridge festival. It’s all going on right beneath our balcony so very handy. Mainly stalls selling … Continue reading →

Thursday – hot 79C and sunny. Up early to return the Hertzmobile. 35 minutes in the office getting my two free day vouchers accepted. Bloody marvellous they send me these vouchers as a reward. Delighted by them. Then they screw … Continue reading →

Monday – Grey and warm. Pick up Hertzmobile as we leave Chicago. Drive over to Iowa to explore Des Moines on our way up to Minneapolis. Iowa seems a lot like Idaho boring straight roads and nothing but farms and … Continue reading →

Friday – warm and sunny. Up and off down to the Science Museum, on the bus no less. As you would expect it has to have a superlative – biggest in the Western Hemisphere. Yes it is big. 4 floors … Continue reading →

Wednesday – warm, sun and cloud. Take a metro to Oak Street and then walk to Oak Street Beach. Have a pleasant 3 hour stroll down the Lake Shore path to the Art Museum. Use a membership card to get … Continue reading →