Monday 15th June - spent most of the day on the van travelling from Minnesota to South Dakota. To break up the journey we stopped to see the Jolly Green Giant statue and museum!

Sunday 14th June - Had a long drive today, left Chicago then headed to the Wisconsin Dells, stopped off in a town for lunch where you could actually get a deep fried cheese donut!! Arrived in Minnesota late and had a Trek trip to the cinema to see Jurassic World.

Saturday 13th June - Busy day in Chicago. Started off with some Dunkin Donuts for breakfast then headed to the Willis Tower to see some fantastic views of the city. Then headed to Grant Park to see the Buckingham Fountain and came across a great music festival in the park. The free samples of pizza and drinks at the festival were an added bonus! We moved on to Millennium Park to see the spitting fountains and then walked to Navy Pier via the river (and some do...

Friday 12th June - Started the long drive to Chicago today with a stop on Amish Town where we saw some local Amish people and tried their homemade ice cream. After that our next stop was Gary, Indiana to see the house Michael Jackson grew up in. We arrived in Chicago in the evening and had some deep dish Chicago pizza then went on a fantastic 3 hour cycling tour of the city. Definitely the best way to see the city, especially at night. Finished off the night wi...

Thursday 11th June - Drove to Ohio today and went to Cedar Point Amusement park which was fun. Staying in cabins tonight at a campground. It's only Day 3 and already exhausted!