Sorry I didn’t post a blog today. I had it already to go, but then I lost my internet connection. The temperature today was 96. I traveled 320 miles.
This morning at breakfast I met a lady from Belgium. She came to America with her niece for the sole purpose of traveling from Chicago to LA on America’s Mother Road, Route 66. She said that it has been her dream since she was 18 years old. I would guess her age at 60 – 70 now. She was so excited about her trip. She indicated how the freight trains that ran along side Route 66 fascinated her because she could just imagine how the people of years ago would just hope on them and ride to wherever it took them.
My route took me from Springfield, MO to Oklahoma City, OK; a total of 320 miles. I improved my skill at staying on Route 66 with the use of my GPS. Previously, I had preprogrammed various stops on Route 66, buy quite often there were many miles between these sites, so the GPS would want to take me to my destination but it would use a different route taking me of Route 66. To counteract that I started programming in, sites that were much closer together. Close enough in fact, that the GPS had no choice but to stay on the road I was on. As a result, I got to see a whole lot more of Route 66 than on previous days. Another advantage today is that Route 66 highway was much farther away from I-44 so it was easier to keep from being directed back to the interstate.
The major cities are another problem. Trying to find your way through them while staying on Route 66 is quite difficult and I would also add, it is also the least satisfying. I think from now on, I will take the interstate highways around the bigger cities and then reconnect to Route 66 on the other side of the city.
Today I got to see some neat attractions along the way. Among them were a pond with a big Blue Whale in it, an abandoned castle, and a beautifully restored Sinclair station.
This morning at breakfast I met a lady from Belgium. She came to America with her niece for the sole purpose of traveling from Chicago to LA on America’s Mother Road, Route 66. She said that it has been her dream since she was 18 years old. I would guess her age at 60 – 70 now. She was so excited about her trip. She indicated how the freight trains that ran along side Route 66 fascinated her because she could just imagine how the people of years ago would just hope on them and ride to wherever it took them.
My route took me from Springfield, MO to Oklahoma City, OK; a total of 320 miles. I improved my skill at staying on Route 66 with the use of my GPS. Previously, I had preprogrammed various stops on Route 66, buy quite often there were many miles between these sites, so the GPS would want to take me to my destination but it would use a different route taking me of Route 66. To counteract that I started programming in, sites that were much closer together. Close enough in fact, that the GPS had no choice but to stay on the road I was on. As a result, I got to see a whole lot more of Route 66 than on previous days. Another advantage today is that Route 66 highway was much farther away from I-44 so it was easier to keep from being directed back to the interstate.
The major cities are another problem. Trying to find your way through them while staying on Route 66 is quite difficult and I would also add, it is also the least satisfying. I think from now on, I will take the interstate highways around the bigger cities and then reconnect to Route 66 on the other side of the city.
Today I got to see some neat attractions along the way. Among them were a pond with a big Blue Whale in it, an abandoned castle, and a beautifully restored Sinclair station.
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