Waiting for October!

My favourite place to be in the good weather.

Well time is going quickly and I am enjoying this summer so much. I spend as much time as I can on my balcony which I absolutely adore. I just finished a three week stint of full time work but now that is over with. Now it will be three days a week then next month back to two days a week. Yippee!!! I do love summers in Saskatchewan and am keeping busy. In another post I will spill all on the things I have been up to.

But this is travel news. I have now finalized all the details on my midwestern trip in October. I fly down to Chicago on Wednesday October 17th where I will be taking care of my friend's dog Casper from October 20th to 27th. I will go a couple of days early to get him used to me and spend time with my friends there. I look forward to lots of doggie walkies, eyeballing the firemen in the fire hall across the street and exploring Chicago at my leisure. Then on Monday the 29th I head off to Springfield, Illinois and do the walk there and visit the Abraham Lincoln museum. Then on to Jefferson City, Missouri - another walk there. Oh this is NOT the hound but Amtrak! Jefferson City is not served by the Greyhound - only train service so decided to do the train the whole way down. That will be fun for a change. Then onto St. Louis overnight. I have been to St. Louis and really liked it and if you can like a city when it is crippled after an ice/snow storm well you know it's true love. :) I will redo the walk there under hopefully more pleasant circumstances. (ie: not wading through piles of thick slushy snow) I wish I had more time to spend in St. Louis than just one day but alas it's not to be this time. I will take the night bus to Frankfort, Kentucky where, yes I will do the walk there. Do you see a theme here? Yes except for St. Louis - I am visiting all capital cities. On to Indianapolis for two nights and then back home. I was able to get a flight home for just under $200 - I am still in shock. I will fly home on November 5th. I am really excited about seeing more of the midwest. Originally I had hoped to visit Columbus, Ohio and Charleston W.V. but due to finances and time I have decided to forego those for the time being. But I will get there someday!!! I am making this 50 state walking thing a lifetime project - there is no rush. There are too many other places in the world to explore as well. Another reason for cutting short this trip - I must have my winter holiday. But talk about that will have to wait for a while.....

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