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September 26, 2017
I leave Tulsa when it was still dark so no photos as I passed thru Sapulpa, Bristow, Depew and Stroud. By the time I reached Chandler the sun had come up and I found a couple of landmarks mentioned in the guide book; I had a closer look at the old Cadillac and found […]
September 23, 2017
I leave Springfield and get off the Interstate to go thru Halltown so I can pick Route 66 up again. Halltown was once a thriving with a large number of Antique shops – the only surviving one was shut when I went past; Only 3 miles up the road is Paris Springs where there […]
September 21, 2017
It rained again overnight so under the veranda Fred went again; There was thick fog around and although I waited for a while I had to set off in the thick of it; My aim was to travel as much as I could on the actual Route 66 road and go […]
September 19, 2017
Its Sunday morning and I leave the mansion heading off to Lafayette. It’s a great morning for a ride as the air is cool and crisp; I travel for about an hour before pulling up at a Denny’s Diner for breakfast. To my surprise I found my water had been sitting on top […]
September 18, 2017
After Graceland Mick made the tough decision that he was pulling out of doing Route 66 with me as he simply could not drive a car for the miles he would have to do. It was real disappointment all round but with a bit of luck he will be able to do something else to […]
September 17, 2017
Today is the day that Jack has been waiting all of his life for and he is more nervous than if his beloved pies were in a grand final. We head out early and just the size of the re development is amazing; Mick had done the VIP tickets online – we purchased the $95 […]
September 16, 2017
Its time to get ready for the flight to Memphis and we are all a bit dusty – Mick takes on the driving duties and I navigate us to the Airport. Its a sign of how much fun Jack and I had the night before that Mick is the one driving! We have a […]
September 14, 2017
The next morning Mick and I have breakfast at ‘IHOP’ diner right next door to the Motel. We get organized and go around to the local Police Department and Mick minds the car while I go in to get a patch. I get up to the front counter and explain who I am and in […]
September 11, 2017
Mick and I board the plane and get settled in for what we thought would be a quick flight to San Francisco. I look across the aisle and see a young lady holding a British Bulldog pup on her lap. I strike up a conversation and find out that she is a bulldog breeder and […]
September 7, 2017
I caught the Motel shuttle to the Memphis Airport that was less than 10 minutes away; I killed a bit of time before the Frontier Airline desk opened up. I went over and spoke to the staff (couldn’t believe it was a mother and daughter team) and clarified the issue with my double charging of […]