What a day! The temperature was already climbing upward into the nineties when we left the hotel around 10:00am. The River Walk is a short distance from the hotel so we sauntered along the pathway while watching bridges open and close over the river.
The next Architectural Boat tour was scheduled for 11:30am so we bought tickets and found a shady spot to wait. I visited a Walgreen's store to buy water and picked up a baseball cap for myself. The tour boats are all open topped with most passengers seated in the open under an extremely hot sun! We managed to find seats under cover in the bow of the boat. For most of the 1 1/2 hour trip we were protected from the sun...but...we couldn't hear the tour guide! Chicago's architecture is varied and interesting. Also...apparently you can follow the Chicago River in a southward direction and link into other waterways that will take you to the Gulf of Mexico!
It must have been close to 100 degrees when we disembarked and walked back to the hotel...a tough walk in the heat. There was time for a shower and short rest before Mitch had arranged to pick us up at 3:00pm.
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