Winter in Ohio....bored as hell, spending way too much time on Craigslist and Ebay. Saturday night I found a West Marine (Zodiac) dinghy with a 3.5merc (2008) for $1000 in Chicago area. Not really in the market for one but it's fun to look. I shoot an email offering $800 and the guy calls and says come get it.
Never been to Chicago so what the hell....lets go! My son and I left Sunday morning at 8am (5 1/2 hr drive).....and were back home before 10pm...quite a day. Got up this morning and starboard tube had lost some air..Damn! Can't find a hole, but I'll keep looking. Here are a few pics of the dinghy and the trip:
SEARS TOWER (Willis) tallest building in the United States
A few pics from the 103 floor - Lake Michigan in backround
there are several, glass cantilevered "rooms" to walk out on...crazy!
had to put in a quick shot of the homeless guy in heavy traffic (BEARS game had just let out...I gave him a few bucks)
Here is a shot of the dinghy sitting in my basement
We drove to Millennium Park but parking was $25 bucks and it was getting dark so I did just did a "drive by" and we headed home. Very cool city....maybe I'll drag the 290 and my leaking dinghy up there this summer.
Never been to Chicago so what the hell....lets go! My son and I left Sunday morning at 8am (5 1/2 hr drive).....and were back home before 10pm...quite a day. Got up this morning and starboard tube had lost some air..Damn! Can't find a hole, but I'll keep looking. Here are a few pics of the dinghy and the trip:
SEARS TOWER (Willis) tallest building in the United States
A few pics from the 103 floor - Lake Michigan in backround
there are several, glass cantilevered "rooms" to walk out on...crazy!
had to put in a quick shot of the homeless guy in heavy traffic (BEARS game had just let out...I gave him a few bucks)
Here is a shot of the dinghy sitting in my basement
We drove to Millennium Park but parking was $25 bucks and it was getting dark so I did just did a "drive by" and we headed home. Very cool city....maybe I'll drag the 290 and my leaking dinghy up there this summer.