So a few weeks ago I posted a question about finding a place to go around Chicago while my wife was at the hairshow
. Thanks for the advice everyone. I thought I'd share my trip if you're interested.
First thing was to get the transportation in order. Nothing like replacing balljoints in a snowstorm. I had to blow off my tools with compressed air every two minutes so I didn't lose them in the snow
.
After our super exciting 10 hour drive in the snowstorm we finally made it. I wanted to try the 94th Aero Squadron restaurant so we went over to check it out. Apparently we were way too early so we decided to wait a day. I took a pic anyway.
I had an entire day to screw around so I headed to Kalamazoo. For some reason Michigan is one of the only states I hadn't been to so I think that was a contributing factor in deciding where to go. I understand none of the collection currently flies, but I really enjoyed the museum. It was a very nice facility and I was plesantly surprised to see quite a few people touring it on a Sunday afternoon. Some of my favorites were:
When I got back, we tried to go the the 94th restaurant again. We got there around 8pm on Sunday night and were a little surprised. It was singles night and there was a dance party going on. I had no problem with that, but I didn't think my wife would appreciate me participating in the festivities. She says I'm too much of a ladies man
. Oh well. I got to look around inside a little before we left and it looked like a cool place. Maybe next time.
Monday we had to head back, but along the way made a couple more stops. First was at Courtesy:
Then at Heritage Aero where we saw a load of T-28s...
...and a certain T-33.
It was a fun trip and I look foreward to next time. Thanks again to everyone for all the ideas!
Adam
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