Chicago Tall Ships Festival

One of the events that we really hoped to get to this year, as I believe it only comes every three years or so, was the Tall Ships Festival. The weekend started well enough, with a round of golf with a work colleague, and a few beers (6 or 7 each).

We had a Cubs game planned for the Saturday, but figured, worst case, that we would get home by Midnight, and still make it back into the city the next day. Well the best laid plans, and all that...

We got pretty "well oiled" during the game, particularly as the Cubs were playing very well, despite Prior's performance. He actually pitched well to ultimately gain his first win, but they allowed to stay an innings too long, allowing 4 back to back walks before they pulled him. He has a long way to go to recover his previous form. We left in the top of the 9th to beat the crowds to Murphys Bleachers bar, and continued our fun there.

Bob had a hankering for heading downtown though and so around 8ish I guess we took cabs down to Navy Pier, drank more cocktails, and ultimately ended up in Riva on the Pier, a very nice restaurant, although probably more than we deserved in our state. More cocktails and wine, and a fabulous meal that Bob ultimately ended up paying for, despite our protestations, before we got the last train home at 12:42am.

We got to bed at around 2:30am, which really meant we had no hope of enjoying the next day, if we had gone back to the city. So, here's looking forward to three years from now. In the meantime, enjoy these few pictures, and the official write up of the event.

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