North Star on the Great Loop Journey: The windy city

Chicago is not called the windy city because of the winds that come up and make even the best marina quite rocky but because of the politicians in the 1800s who were full of hot air. It is a wonwonderful place to visit with so much to do.
There are museums of all sorts as well as art galleries. We chose to go to the aquarium which was quite nice. We are enjoying the 18 mile bike trails that follow lake Michigan and the Illinois river through the heart of the city. The people are in a great hurry, the cyclists are zooming along the trails dressed in the correct cycling gear, there are hundreds of joggers and a number of swimmers.
We rode over to the Navy Pier that is a touristy attraction with Tshirt shops, complete with a Jimmy Buffet store, eateries and boat rides. There is a ferries wheel and carousel, an IMAX theatre along with some more museums. The Billy Goat tavern with it's famous Chicago Cheezborger is on the Navy Pier. We tried the deep dish pizza at Giordano's for lunch and were not as impressed as the guide suggested so we will forgo the Cheezborger for dinner tonight.
We got back to the boat just in time for a shower, a quick bite and off to Millennium park for a free outdoor concert, in the stainless steel Jay Pritzker pavilion. There is also a long stainless steel and wooden walkway leading to the pavilion that we found equally impressive. The performance was the group, The Million Dollar Quartet, made up of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley,and Carl Perkins impersonators. They put on quite a show but we were fascinated by the Chicago crowd as well. Groups of friends had little tables set up with deli type food and wine complete with table cloths and even flowers to enhance the dining experience. There was lots of dancing and merry making that rivalled the performance on stage. One couple told us that on Thursday night there are free jazz concerts that really stir up the appetite and enthusiasm of the locals. Wow!

We closed off this wonderful day by pulling the boat ahead on the wall we are tied to in an effort to reduce the rocking. To no avail, we are rocking more than when we crossed the lake and the folks who are paying premium price for their stalls are in the same situation. I am glad we did not take a mooring ball, those folks are bucking to their tether like a demented bronco. We were awakened at 5 am, this morning, by a brazen young couple who decided to take a leap on our boat, probably to enjoy the rocking. I woke the Captain who got up to ask what the ***&**! they were doing on the boat. They quickly got off without any harm done.