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Day 4 – The Cutest Place
Day 4 was a short day – and good thing, the bed at the Fairfield was a little too soft and now my back hurts. We’ll be in Cuba for 2 days. We started at the Meramec Bridge. and found another sign languishing for a place that no longer exists. And moving along the route….…
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Day 3 – I like Neon!
Day 3 was another day in the St. Louis area. We started by back tracking back up to Mt. Olive to get Soulsby Service Station Followed by the Route 66 Large Chair: Yup, that’s it, a large chair. Sometimes you just have to go for the kitch. As we were driving yesterday, I saw this…
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Day 2 or How did we miss Springfield?
Yes, how did we miss Springfield?? You’ll have to keep reading 🙂 The day started out as a typical day when we travel. We got ourselves together and went to breakfast at a local diner (Tony’s Dinner in Bloomington, if you’re interested – good eggs!). And then we go to Walmart (yes, we did) because…
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Day 1 – Start and GO!
I woke early, excited to get started. It was so dark and didn’t seem to be getting any lighter. There was a good reason, it was pouring and lightening (and probably thunder, but the hotel was really soundproofed). I was dreading having to drive in that. As you can see, God was so good to…
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Epic Vacation – The Wait is Over
Ok, so we haven’t actually hit The Mother Road yet, but we’re on our way!! Made it PHL with enough time to have dinner. It was a good flight – we arrived something like 30 minutes early…..but there was no gate available, so we sat for 30 minutes waiting for a gate. I think we…
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Long Weekend – The Pre-Vacation Vacation
We leave on our next EPIC vacation next week, but this weekend is Mountain Craft Days at the Somerset Historical Center. Saturday I wasn’t sure we were going to go – it was raining, raining, raining on our way out. Getting off of the Turnpike it was raining harder, and suddenly it wasn’t! We decided…
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The Countdown Has Begun
Less than a month, we’ll be on the first year of a 3 year re-do of Route 66. What is it about The Mother Road that makes it so attractive as a journey? The nostalgia of a time long gone, imagining a slower pace? If we could go back in time and really experience what…
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It’s Almost Time
In a little over a month, we’ll be back to Route 66 Starting in Chicago and going as far as Oklahoma City! Watch this space for updates, stories and such.
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Long Weekend – Colonial Williamsburg Edition
I enjoy my long weekends. Colonial Williamsburg is one of my favorite locations for a long weekend. We’ve been there many times already, but it’s still a fun place to visit.
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The Long Weekend – Pittsburgh Edition
It started as an idea to take Mary Ann someplace for her birthday….. but I made all of the plans. I hope she had fun. Thursday – April 17 We arrived Thursday – the drive was easy and the weather was great. That always makes things nicer. The condo on Mount Washington was very cute…