After my visit to Michigan’s Adventure, I had a relaxed drive to the Best Western Plus Mishawaka Inn, where I spent the final night of the trip.
The next morning, I made one last stop at the Hard Rock Casino in Gary, Indiana. I try to eat at as many Hard Rock locations as possible, and this was still one I was missing. Unfortunately, I forgot to have my Unity number added, so the visit still does not show up on my map. I did, however, manage to lose the last of my dollars at the casino. I cannot say I particularly liked the place either. It was extremely loud and not really my kind of casino.
From there, I continued to Chicago O’Hare Airport. I returned the rental car, checked in, and thought all that was left was to wait for the flight home. At check-in, however, I was not assigned a seat and was told to speak to the staff at the gate.
I would not have minded another day in the U.S., especially since my birthday was the following day and I would have happily spent it in America rather than somewhere over the Atlantic. In the end, though, there was no real drama. At the gate, they simply asked whether I would be okay with sitting in an exit-row seat.
The flight to London went smoothly. I arrived at Heathrow early in the morning and still had plenty of time for a proper breakfast before continuing on to Hanover. By lunchtime, I was back in Germany and was able to celebrate my birthday with my parents.
The following day, I got back in the car and drove home to Switzerland. And with that, the Great Mid-Western Road Trip was finally over.
Hard to believe that just two weeks later, a completely different adventure in my life was about to begin. Sometimes the best things really do happen by chance — but more on that another time.
