Roadtrip Day 2: Notre Dame, Dunes, and Chicago
Thursday we woke up on the lovely campus of Notre Dame and took a stroll around South Bend. We stopped by the Stadium first, and while it was closed we were able to poke around and see the Heisman Trophy winners and also the coaches hall of fame.
Sacred Heart Basilica at Notre Dame
We lunched in South Bend at Tippecanoe Place, in the old Studebaker family mansion.
Studebaker Mansion in South Bend
Following lunch we headed towards Chicago on the Industrial Highway. Passing several steel mills, we stopped for a hike at the Indiana Dunes. The dunes were gorgeous and probably the highlight of the trip thus far. We actually hiked to the top of one and took at 20 minute nap, it was so peaceful and calm up there!
Hiking up Devil's Fallout Dune
napping
One quick way to tucker out Linus is having him do laps up and down the dunes.
View of Lake Michigan
Laps up and down the dunes
The view from the top of the dunes was absolutely gorgeous.
Indiana Dunes
Linus was super cute and let us bury him in the sand. One “stay” command and he wasn’t even trying to get out. It was hilarious.
Buried!
Once the sun was getting lower in the sky, we headed to Chicago to see The Bean and also grab some lunch.
Millenium Park Chicago
Dogs aren’t allowed in Millenium Park, as we were informed by a polite security guard. I sweet-talked him into letting us take one quick photo and then made haste for Mr. Beef.
Our Reflection in The Bean
Mr. Beef was AMAZING and if you are in Chicago I implore you to go and order a “hot and juicy beef.” Deelish!
Hot and Juicy Mr. Beef
Then it was due north for Earl’s parent’s farm in Kansasville, Wisconsin. We had no internet there so sorry for the delay in a post.
Today found us in Wisconsin, Dubuque, Iowa, Dyersville and Iowa City. I will post up some photos shortly.
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