Today, Boris and I did what I wanted to do for a very long time: biked from our house all the way south, almost to the end of the Lake Front Trail. “Almost” was because of imperfect planning and our local problem of the absence of public bathrooms everywhere, especially in city parks, and specifically on the Lake Front Trail. Moreover, there were several portables sitting around during summer, but someone decided that summer was already over 🤷🏻♀️.
We planned for the worst-case bathroom scenario, so it was not a complete showstopper, but another thing I didn’t know was how many interesting things we would discover along the way. We should have planned a day trip to have time to stop by each overpass and look down, or cross the Lake Shore Drive and look at the small pond with swans, or stop at the wildlife sanctuary.
Also, for some reason, I thought that the Lake Front Trail ends by the Museum of Science and Industry, but it turns out that it doesn’t. I was determined to reach the very end, but there was a big traffic crossing very close to the abovementioned end, and I knew it was just a mile and a half left, so I made an executive decision to turn back.
In total, we covered 39.6 miles, and I was planning for 41 miles, but I decided not to focus on these small details 🙂
I took way fewer pictures than I planned, but it is definitely not the last time. Next time, we will plan for at least six hours on the road.
On the way back, we got off the bike path and went to have breakfast at Lea Cafe. This place is my new favorite: great food, fast service, very reasonable prices, perfect presentation, and generous loyalty rewards. Oh, and they are open until 7 PM! Just what you need if you want to have a nice meal before the show, but do not want to spend time and money at a fancy restaurant. We ate there the night before, before we went to the Art Institute, and returned for breakfast the next morning.
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