Caribou Coffee - Arlington Heights

At this Caribou, my owner finished his book The Wind Through the Keyhole.


Caribou #4 for Ollie!

Wildwood Luxury 10 - Beloit

We saw the movie The Cabin in the Woods here.  A group of five kids are in a cabin - and stuff gets weird. This was my first horror film.  (well, unless The Grey is considered horror)

Movie #10 for Ollie!

Starbucks - Hainesville

This Starbucks is in Hainesville, IL.  I'm running out of things to say about Starbucks, I guess.  But never fear, I will continue on my quest!

Starbucks #21 for Ollie!

dead tree in rural Illinois

So, we were driving across northern Illinois and saw this dead tree.  We liked how it looked, so I made my owner pull a u-turn and get some pictures of me with it.  It's located on Hunter Road in Boone County, IL - just before the border with McHenry County.

aaghhh

See the Honda?  Also, the sign represents County Line Road, so where Boone County ends and McHenry County begins 

Little Louie's

More hot dogs!

Little Louie's, Northbrook, IL

pickles, sport peppers, celery salt

art

The Sixpenny Bit - Chicago

The Sixpenny Bit is in the Portage Park neighborhood.  When we took pictures outside, we were immediately questioned.  Somehow, the pictures from inside are not in my owner's phone anymore - which is odd.  So, not much to this one, other than the two outdoor pictures.

10¢ wings at The Rail - Chicago

10¢ wings!  My owner, two friends and I split fifty.  Well, I guess I didn't eat any, so the three of them split fifty.  The place is called The Rail (which is in the Ravenswood neighborhood) and this is something they do every Monday night.  We got them hot, Teriyaki and BBQ flavored.  Hoegaarden, BBK and Fat Tire were the beers of the night - pictured, anyway.

BBK

Fat Tire, Hoegaarden, Ollie, Hoegaarden, Da Bears

All fifty in their glory

Three, not so much glory (turns out there were actually more than fifty)

Starbucks #20 - Janesville

Well, number twenty.  Wow.  This Starbucks is in Janesville, Wisconsin.  My owner worked on his laptop for a long time, he also read a bit.  It was a relatively busy location, but the pictures below won't really show that aspect of it.

Starbucks #20 for Ollie!  (second one in Wisconsin)

reclaimed urban wood

Janesville and Time Out Pub & Eatery

We walked around Janesville, WI for a bit, then had lunch at Time Out Pub & Eatery.  The Rock River (which is a tributary of the Mississippi) flows through Janesville, I liked watching it, thinking of traveling on a boat or something.  There were some nice sights in the city as well.

At Time Out the beer was Spotted Cow (which is only available in Wisconsin) and the food was a burger.  It was tasty.

All other activities?

Rock County courthouse

Civil War Monument

WWF pandas?

The Rock River

Spotted Cow

bacon

Wisconsin Welcome Center - Beloit

Wisconsin Welcomes You!  Recreation, Industry, Agriculture.  This is the sign that welcomes us when we stop at the Wisconsin Welcome Center in Beloit, WI.

It's a rest area too, so a traveler can do his or her business.  After concluding his/her business, he/she can go pee or poo in the toilets that are available there, too.