Chicago, Illinois
Just the journey to Chicago deserves a blog entry in its own right. What an experience! 52 hours, 7 states, 3 timezones and a whole load of spectacular scenery.
I caught the California Zephyr despite a packed San Francisco ferry building stop to take us to Emeryville. And I even had time in Emeryville to stock up on some good snack food and three litres of boxed white wine for the journey. This turned out to be a very good move!
The first day took us out of Cal...