Day 3: Chicago - Rest Day

Nau maiYesterday we enjoyed a day of recovery from our jet lag and music fatigue. It was in the comments section of my blog post detailing day 21 of our last tour that username: “goz” left a request for my daily wake-up time. Yesterday my wake-up time was just after 4pm, after fighting a losing battle with my jet lag. While it meant that I didn’t get to experience much of the day it also meant that it saved me a lot of writing time for this blog post. My breakfast was purchased from the Wholefoods supermarket just a couple of blocks from the hotel. I assembled a quartet of salads inside my takeaway box with such delights as Spinach Feta Orzo Salad, Cabbage Crunch, Roasted Pear, Arugula & Blue Cheese Salad, and Sesame and Cucumber Noodles. After eating I took a seat at the business centre in my hotel room and did blog writing for an hour. Then it was dinner time. Gabe had just flown in and survived a flight that featured an hour of horrific turbulence over the southern Pacific Ocean.…