Bob and I arrived into O’Hare airport from Heathrow on Wednesday afternoon about 1:30 pm. In Chicago, our airport assistant who pushed Bob in the wheelchair took us all the way from the plane through customs to baggage claim and then onto the tram to the Multi-Modal Transportation Facility where we caught a bus to Janesville, Wisconsin.
My cousin Jared who had let us park our car at his place for about 6 weeks picked us up at the bus station in Janesville. We then drove him back to his house before heading to our hotel. I then spent most of two days with my mom, with Bob staying at the hotel the whole time due to his hip. I got to help my mom finish a jigsaw puzzle, do some shopping, and see an aunt and another cousin as well.
This morning we left Janesville for Des Moines, Iowa. We left at 8:00 am to try to avoid the snow that was coming into Wisconsin. We were successful. On our 4.5 hour drive to Des Moines we learned from our homeowner that our housesit that was to start on Saturday, March 7, is likely off, as she was scheduled for a tour of Israel. Trump’s decision to bomb Iran has thrown those plans up in the air.
We visited Bob’s sister and brother-in-law in Des Moines before heading to our hotel. Bob and I have a number of doc appointments while we’re here, starting with Bob’s appointment on Monday with an orthopedic surgeon to learn what may be needed to help improve his hip.
Peckish Travels 