Chicago Day 1

The only time I was in Chicago previously was on a connecting flight, which didn't work out properly due to bad weather, so I had to stay over at one of the hotels near the airport.  Here was my opportunity to do the city up right.  A major reason for the stop over as well was to meet up with one of my golf team mates from my first year at Loyola.

George, originally from Florida was a senior at Loyola when the program started.  He only got to play one season.  We had some great times together in New Orleans.  We had kept in touch through Facebook and he was available to spend Saturday with me. 

For the next two nights I had arranged through the RVGolf Club to stay at Prairie Landing golf course.  We had an 11:00 tee time to start off the day.  We both arrived early and had a chance to do some catching up and warming up.  It was quite a nice day weather wise for mid November in Chicago. 

We played as a twosome, which allowed us plenty of time to chat between shots.  The course is very well designed (carts mandatory) and was in great condition.  It has some holes with tee blocks at multiple angles and double fairways offering risk/reward options.  I generally played it safe.  I would definitely like to play it again in the future if I am in the area. 

Camping here wasn't the best due to its proximity to a different airport than the previous night, railway tracks and the rather bright parking lot lights were on all night, although I was the only person there.  

The club house was closed when we were done our round so we had our post round drink in the trailer, giving George an opportunity to see my portable abode, while we planned our next move. 

Dinner was in order and the original plan was for Mexican, but the place nearby that we had in mind turned out to have a two hour wait, even though it was only around 5:00.  Instead of waiting around we headed to:

Menu

For:

Chopped Salad with garlic bread (for 2) and

Deep Dish Pizza

It was yummy and very filling.  We each took two slices home.

When George dropped me back at the golf course the "super moon" was over the trailer. 

I had a great day with George and he gave me lots of pointers on what to see and do tomorrow in downtown Chicago.  The next time I see George it will likely be in the Tampa, Florida area, where he will soon be moving to further advance his career.