Saint Joseph River

After leaving Oak Park in the afternoon, we tried to see the sunset at the St. Joseph's Lighthouse on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Unfortunately the traffic in Chicago was insane! We have never seen a highway system like that before. At some point three or four highways merged and cars were entering and exiting the highway on both sides. Everyone was changing lanes like crazy. We counted more than 10 lanes! Of course, this results in thick traffic jams...
In the end, we missed the sunset by 10 minutes. But it was still very nice there and very windy! Even though it is just a lake, the waves look more like in the ocean. The path to the lighthouse was constantly flooded by big waves, which provided a very dramatic atmosphere.

And if you look closely, you can see where Birte got the inspiration for the tattoo on her elbow 😉Read more