We sure haven't been getting a lot of good days to go boating around the Chain of Lakes in northeast Illinois since we've been back from the Missouri Route 66 Motor Tour in mid-September. yesterday was just the third time.
The weather has not been cooperating in the least. It either rains, threatens to rain, or is too windy and cold. Yesterday was not bad if you were cruising slow; sunny but a definite chill in the air.
THREE NEW PLACES
We first went to DOCKERS on Pistakee Lake. Great salad bar and views, but we just had a cocktail as we wanted to go down river to McHenry. Good bar coversation and $1.50 drafts. Dockers is where we got the idea to put rope around the pole in our basement and where Magee and Round Lake middle schools have their last-day-of-school get-togethers now that we no longer have them.
Fast cruise down to McHenry, arriving in 25 minutes at VICKIE'S. We used to like going here, but they got way too expensive with the popularity of eating outside with the river flowing right by.
They are still expensive. We just about fell off our bar stools when the bartender asked for $6.50 for our two pints of Lite. That's $3.25 apiece!!! What do they think they are, Blarney Island? Plus, unfriendly bartender. Not likely we'll be back there anytime.
Plus, Vickie's has to be hurting because Snug Harbor just opened a short distance down the river with the same views and SPECIALS!! Too bad too, Vickie's has great decor, lighted palms ourside and quite the Margaritaville vibe going on for itself. They also had NTN for a year, but dropped it. Here's hoping they wise up.
Vickie's Needs to Get a Clue and Have Some Specials. --RoadDog
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