Three U Turns and a Multi Lane Switch

Today was about travelling. From Toronto to Chicago. Good times.

We also learned a lot about Rob by way of his driving. Rob is dependant on a Sat Nav to get around, and follows it blindly. With this methodology, we’ve done the maths and worked out that on an average Rob commits three U-turns and at least one multi-lane change daily. A multi-lane change may not sound like a big issue, but when it’s performed at 100kms an hour, with only ten metres to get across the road to an exit, its terrifying and as passengers we find it easier to cower with our eyes closed until the ride is over.

Check in at Toronto for a group of 25 was the usual chaotic affair. Shelley in particular copped it, being singled out in customs for an interrogation. We told her to think herself lucky there were no plastic gloves involved, but the experience really didn’t help her sense of confidence in the airport transit system.

After approximately eight hours of travelling we landed in Kenosha Wisconsin. Now, considering the majority of us had been led to believe Kenosha was a suburb of Chicago, it made for an interesting revelation. Nevertheless, we’re troopers, and as long as there was a pub within walking distance, we were never going to be anything but satisfied.

Introducing Captain Mikes!

Directly across the road, Captain Mike’s is a tiny bar, hosting a plethora of interesting characters and a beer list more than 200 long. Naturally, we decided to steal a beer list and tick off all the beers we downed. At last count, we’d made it to seventy. Captain Mikes also came complete with Elise and Mark. Mark, who had a massive woody for Renee, repeatedly propositioned her and asked her to dance, much to our amusement. Elise, a short-haired, bottle blond, toothless character became infatuated with Bobbie. It was okay though, apparently Elise couldn’t be classified as a “stalker” because she had a tattoo of a footballers number on the back of her neck. Yes, we took a photo.

Overall however the night was not a big one because we had to be up early the next day for training at the White Socks Academy!