A change in plans

Our wet tent led to lots of changed plans. After checking the weather we realized it was supposed to rain off and on all weekend in Indiana. So, after debating a bit, we decided to clear away the camping stuff and head towards Chicago.

Did you hear any screaming around 3pm? That would be Kaya on Navy Pier's ferris wheel. It was her idea to go- but boy did it scare her at first. We spent a few hours roaming the pier and playing in a fountain at a nearby park. Then we headed out of town, looking for a hotel a bit outside of town.

Rick led us to Gurnee Mills, which is near where he used to spend the summer with his dad. Just across from the giant mall was a new hotel. Okay, a "water resort". This place, like many other hotels we've passed lately, had water slide tubes coming out the side. Ironically enough, it has a great cheesy Florida theme. I admit, we were going through some serious water withdrawal, but this is a major cure... So we decided to check in.

Wow! This place has the coolest indoor pools I have ever seen. There's a lazy river, 4 giant slides, and several smaller slides. We spent a few hours there last night, and plan to go there again today. The kids couldn't get enough of all the waterplay. 

So if you need us today, we'll be at the pools/slides. At least until it's time to head for our next destination.

the view from the ferris wheel

Our room keys and waterpark passes

a view of the pools