Staycation!

The border into Canada is closed to nonessential travel.  It came as no surprise to many people when the federal government announced last month that the Canada-U.S. land border — which closed on March 21 to non-essential traffic — would remain shut until at least Aug. 21. 

Canadians can still fly to the U.S., but that rule isn't reciprocal: Canada prohibits U.S. visitors from entering via all modes of transport.  Canada and the U.S. review their border closure agreement every 30 days. Several experts in different fields have told CBS News that they predict the border won't reopen until sometime next year. 

So this was a great opportunity to explore McHenry County.  While we did bump out of the county a couple of times, we enjoyed kayaking around Crystal Lake.  Did you know there is a specified direction motorized boat traffic must travel when on Crystal Lake?  And for a completely different experience, we rented a pontoon boat on Lake Geneva for an afternoon.  On a Wednesday.  Fortunately, the lake traffic was minimal and you could travel in any direction you wanted to.  Both lake adventures were relaxing, fun and different.

A trip back from Lake Geneva would not be complete unless one stopped in Hebron at The Dari!  When was the last time you had a chocolate malt so thick it was a difficult pull to get it up the straw?  Route 47 and 173 is a very busy intersection!

And the ultimate staycation activity:  TIE DIE SHIRTS!!!  You'll have to wait until the next First Friday to see it in person.  Art was not my major (or minor...) and I know even my grandchildren's shirts turned out better than mine.  I was not a child of the 60's, so there!  But hey, it was a very fun activity.