On our way home

Well, here we are getting ready to head home. The rest of the tour has been called off for various reasons, probably chief among them funding. It has been for no lack of hard work.

Our comrades, the Sustainable Living Roadshow will be continuing. We left them and our campsite at the University of Illinois Chicago campus last night amidst the downpour. Part of winning the war is knowing when to retreat I guess. Fuel, particularly bio-diesel, is expensive and utilizing this much street art requires a lot of effort, and local resources we don’t have in many cities. To add insult to injury, it hasn’t stopped raining here in Chicago for three days. It has become almost biblical, the downpour, and organizing people is hard in such conditions.

All is not lost. The conventions were well worth the trip, and there is talk about planning another, better funded tour in the spring. We have worked many kinks out the puppets, gotten to know the truck and her parts, and understand what it would take to do this thing right: a lot of organizing. Someday this vision will be completed — in the meantime i feel i have done my part. So here comes the next part of the journey; Getting home is always the most important part of any adventure.

We have a couple more days in Chicago and then we hit the road. I will be doing most of the driving. I want to take my time and stop often along the way.

If you live along the 90/94 corridor between Chicago and Seattle, toss me a line. If you have any suggestions do the same.

Love,

Logan