 |
| Blue-Tongued Skink |
Well, we had to battle sore feet, an un-tooth ache, sleep deprivation, and schizophrenic hobos. But I got to pet a blue-tongued skink------>
and watch a bunch of college kids run away from a skunk.
Oh, not to mention the WILD PIG ROADKILL! Not kidding. It had tusks and everything. Sorry, no pic of that. Really though, we went to the Shedd aquarium and had a good time, minus the foot problem and un-tooth ache. We got pretty lost driving around the 14 museum-like looking buildings next to the aquarium. Luckily, thanks to the time zone difference, we had plenty of time to find it since we arrived in Chicago just at the beginning of rush hour...4am their time. Once the parking garages opened we parked, and walked/limped to the navy pier.
At that point I was having some serious first world problems, lacking in some American comforts, including food and a restroom. Finally, at the end of the pier, we found a public restroom and some vending machines! I'm pretty sure we weren't breaking and entering...it was unlocked? Anywho everything worked out perfectly for us to watch the sunrise from the very end of the pier (which was off limits depending on which route you took). Me, Don, animal crackers and a scaredy seagull. Believe it or not they won't all swoop down and snatch a French fry from your greasy grip. Where was I? Oh yes, the sunrise. Well it rose, as expected, then we dodged a multitude of joggers as we made our way back to...not on the pier anymore.
Then we found a snazzy little breakfast place where we shared out breakfast (literally) with a presumably homeless guy and a schizophrenic. Except the latter didn't eat any of our potatos. Maybe because the hobo didn't finish them he figured they weren't all that tasty. Or maybe he was just too involved in the heated political conversation he was having. With himself. Guess we'll never know, huh?
So after our cozy communal breakfast we made our way to the Shedd aquarium, which was quite a walk. A fact that we unfortunately didn't realize until the hurting left foot turned into a hurting left body. I just thought of baby monkey riding on a pig, and it gave me the strength to keep on keepin' on! If you have no idea what i'm talking about, refer to the link on the comments section. Not now though, read the rest of my post first.
Sure enough we eventually got there. It was a pretty big ordeal, we spent the better portion of the day there so I'll just summarize:
Sooooo.....that about sums it up. On the way back to our car we decided against the 4 mile walk or so walk, and opted to ride the water taxi! Amazing the car didn't give out in the water. No, no, no, silly! It was a boat taxi! Very fun.We didn't eat anywhere else in Chicago, although I'm told we drove past a famous building.
From there we hit the highway, took more pain killers, and bought a new pair of shoes. We decided to stay at a hotel that didn't appear to have any drug dealers checking in (which is more than I can say for the first place we stopped at) and prepared for the next days adventures at Wolf Park in Indiana!
 |
| Bunch of scared college kids |
and watch a bunch of college kids run away from a skunk.
 |
| Cute skunk |
Oh, not to mention the WILD PIG ROADKILL! Not kidding. It had tusks and everything. Sorry, no pic of that. Really though, we went to the Shedd aquarium and had a good time, minus the foot problem and un-tooth ache. We got pretty lost driving around the 14 museum-like looking buildings next to the aquarium. Luckily, thanks to the time zone difference, we had plenty of time to find it since we arrived in Chicago just at the beginning of rush hour...4am their time. Once the parking garages opened we parked, and walked/limped to the navy pier.
 |
| Navy pier was very cool, you can see the spot we watched the sunrise from in this pic. |
Then we found a snazzy little breakfast place where we shared out breakfast (literally) with a presumably homeless guy and a schizophrenic. Except the latter didn't eat any of our potatos. Maybe because the hobo didn't finish them he figured they weren't all that tasty. Or maybe he was just too involved in the heated political conversation he was having. With himself. Guess we'll never know, huh?
So after our cozy communal breakfast we made our way to the Shedd aquarium, which was quite a walk. A fact that we unfortunately didn't realize until the hurting left foot turned into a hurting left body. I just thought of baby monkey riding on a pig, and it gave me the strength to keep on keepin' on! If you have no idea what i'm talking about, refer to the link on the comments section. Not now though, read the rest of my post first.
Sure enough we eventually got there. It was a pretty big ordeal, we spent the better portion of the day there so I'll just summarize:
Whales, fish, and dolphins too
Goldfish eat eachothers poo
Blue tongued skink, a running sink
Poison frogs and turtles on logs.
Jelly fish, well worth the mention
A theater with 4 dimensions
Some penguins and tropical birds
And a parrot that said no words.
Sooooo.....that about sums it up. On the way back to our car we decided against the 4 mile walk or so walk, and opted to ride the water taxi! Amazing the car didn't give out in the water. No, no, no, silly! It was a boat taxi! Very fun.We didn't eat anywhere else in Chicago, although I'm told we drove past a famous building.
From there we hit the highway, took more pain killers, and bought a new pair of shoes. We decided to stay at a hotel that didn't appear to have any drug dealers checking in (which is more than I can say for the first place we stopped at) and prepared for the next days adventures at Wolf Park in Indiana!
No comments:
Post a Comment