Monthly Archives: October 2018

Route 66 – Springfield, MO to Tulsa, OK

Our fifth day on Route 66 and it was the busiest yet! We got an early start and left our comfortable bed and “best hotel wifi ever” at the Rail Haven Motel in Springfield, Missouri and set out with a … Continue reading

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Route 66: On to Springfield, MO

Our fourth day on the road did not start as planned.  I awoke and, as I usually do when I first wake up, I reached over to the table beside the bed and picked up my tablet to see what … Continue reading

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Route 66: St. Louis

Our third day on Route 66 sees us backtracking a little and heading into St. Louis where we check out the National Transportation Museum and we see if Dan can get over his claustrophobia long enough to get to the … Continue reading

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Route 66: From Springfield to Cuba

Day two of Route 66 takes us from Springfield, Illinois to Cuba, Missouri with stops at some off-the-wall places as well as the tomb of Abraham Lincoln.

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Road Trip of a Lifetime

You may have noticed that I haven’t posted for a while.  The big reason for that is we were away for three weeks fulfilling a dream we have had for a number of years — to drive Route 66 all … Continue reading

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