Another early start as we had to be at the River Boat Tour by 9:30am. We had to skip breakfast but were given complimentary coffee and muffins on the boat. We spent a really relaxing hour and a half sailing through the Lake Mitchigan inlets, which meander through Chicago.
After the tour we walked to Navy Pier, which is the most popular attraction in Chicago. It was extremely hot but there was a cool breeze off the lake. It was really busy in the many bars and restaurants along the pier. Huge yachts were moored end to end along the pier: one even had its own helicopter onboard. We had lunch in a nice little sports bar overlooking the lake before hiring a Quad Cycle for an hour.
It was tough going cycling in the wind (not sure Rachel was actually peddling very hard!) but we managed to travel about a mile up the coast to Oak Street Beach and back again within the hour.
We started the long walk back to the hotel along the coast in time to get changed for our evening activities – a live, free concert in Millenium Park (near the Bean) and then hopped on the evening bus tour to see Chicago at night.
It was almost too late to get dinner but we found an Irish pub and restaurant near the hotel to round off another great day.
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