After lunch, in no particular hurry, and with no particular plan, we wandered in the general direction of Navy Pier.
Navy Pier was also crowded, but we bought some ice cream and sat in the shade at the far end and watched the boats and people go by.
It was a beautiful day, considering it was July, with a pleasant breeze, but all the same, we opted to take the water taxi back to the train station.
The crowds were sticking around to watch the fireworks, but we headed west on a half-empty train (now, when it wasn’t needed, Metra added some extra trains) and got home around 8:00 after a very relaxing, fun day.
