Chicago skyline. Look at that smooth water!

This pic was a cool surprise 😮. Chicago Harbor S. Guidewall light

Swissotel 🇨🇭... for our Swiss friends! Middle building with name on top

Was staring at the cool building shape and here comes a train

Caught the captain and crew sleeping on the job sleeping 💤

Waterfall to create additional oxygen for fish

Had to get out of the way for this barge to pass

To prevent the spread of the invasive Asian carp

Pride fest in the park on the waterfront at Joliet.

Next to the children's playground equipment.. seemed odd But what do I know

Welcome to Illinois !!

September 21, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

We were up early this morning… still functioning on eastern time… and on the go before the sun rose. We enjoyed our smoothest crossing of Lake Michigan… barely a ripple and arrived at the Chicago Harbor lock at 8:15. Smooth and quick lock through and made our way thru downtown Chicago. Getting there early made for an enjoyable cruise as hardly anyone was on the water. Navigating the Sanitary and Ship Canal was painless too as it was Saturday and very little activity. Our second lock though… wow! Let’s hope for no more of that. We were in the front with a barge beside us who had his engines in reverse to keep him from getting dragged forward… but we got all the prop wash and it was hard to stay on the wall even before they started letting water out… which was a long time as we waited on four boats to arrive. This lock dropped 40’ which also took a long time. Our two Chicago locks brings us to 134 locks completed so far this trip. We are now on the Joliet Free Wall with nine other loopers. Enjoyed dock tails with half of them. Five arrived later. We’re now looking forward to a good nights rest. Supposed to rain tomorrow so we may stay here… but one never knows 🤷🏼‍♀️. 82 miles today. It also got up to 92 degrees!!Read more