Category: Epic Vacation
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Day 5 – Only a little Neon
Well…. the big part of Day 5 was the Neon Park in St. Roberts, but that will have to hold until Day 6 since we got there too early for the neon! Check out the lighted signs on Day 6. The cool thing about these signs is that they are original to Rt 66. I…
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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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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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Epic Vacation – Route 66 (the original) Edition
Once Upon a Time, we had no plans for a fall vacation. The camp MAG always rented was sold, the random camp we rented the next year wasn’t the same, so we decided to try something new – and the idea of Route 66 was born. I started planning our trip in August 2021, for…