Day 9 – June 17 – Cleveland, Ohio (continued)

It was a fabulous day in Cleveland, until the rains came. But at least it didn't happen in force until the game was over. The weather when we got up and throughout the morning was great. It took a turn for the worse as the ballgame was winding down. But first things first. We had a great time at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. There is an awful lot of music history there and we all enjoyed it. When we got to Progressive we did so early enough to get the jerseys. All right, we now have a hat, a T-shirt and a jersey on this trip with 3 weeks left to go. Shawn and Steven picked up the tab for lunch at the park for Pat and me in celebration of Father’s Day. I’d like to wish a Happy Father’s Day to all Fathers reading this blog. I was the one who got behind the wheel for this portion of the trip. I took the whole drive from Cleveland to Chicago to allow Pat and Steven to drive the next leg back to Washington DC. We decided to go straight thru to Chicago after the game with the plan of a good full nights rest before we enter the next part of the trip. We stopped in Toledo, Ohio for dinner. By that time the rains had stopped. What’s a trip to Toledo, Ohio without stopping at Tony Packo’s restaurant on Front Street? The restaurant became famous as Max Klinger’s favorite place to eat during his run on MASH. After pounding down some Hungarian Hotdogs it was back on the road for Chicago. A belching contest ensued and young Shawn was the runaway winner. We arrived in Chicago shortly before midnight and decide to stay near the Miracle Mile so we could grab the whole “Chicago” Experience. Our digs for the night is the Hotel Sax on Dearborn Street in downtown Chicago.