Early on I had planned to stay in Amarillo TX for Day Ten but then I decided to push forward and get myself into NM. So glad I did! I found a great little hotel called Motel Safari, right on Rt 66 in town. But here are some photos from the drive. It was a long day of driving, relatively speaking, and there was a time change so I made a lot of little stops to help break it up. Boy was it windy!
Days Eight and Nine – Oklahoma City OK
Got to OKC all right. Luckily it was a shortish drive. Ended up getting on 2 turnpikes that didn’t have any rest stops! What???? If I got desperate I could have pulled off the road and did a squat but luckily I didn’t need to do that, nor did I need gas. But, as soon as the turnpikes were done ($3.50 + $5.00 total) there was a plaza with a McDonald’s so I had a filet-o-fish and a small fries. I don’t eat those often but when I do they’re always good. Continue reading “Days Eight and Nine – Oklahoma City OK”
Days Six and Seven – Bentonville AR
The main focus of the route I chose to take out to Cali was Bentonville. I saw a piece about Crystal Bridges https://crystalbridges.org/ and just had to come here! The other ‘driver’ of coming here is, there is a 21c Hotel here too, so, at least two reasons to come here! Continue reading “Days Six and Seven – Bentonville AR”
Day Five – Springfield MO
Boy, the days are really starting to run together now. I left Paducah KY after one night, and not much activity. I needed a day to really rest and that was the perfect place to do that.
Day Four – Paducah
I got to Paducah and I was so tired I didn’t do much of anything except get some food and stay in my room. I splurged for a balcony room since the Holiday Inn in Paducah is right on the Ohio River. Continue reading “Day Four – Paducah”
Day Three – Louisville
Got to Louisville in good time. The only stops I made were at rest stops. Continue reading “Day Three – Louisville”
Day Two – Columbus
Made it to Columbus from Nemacolin. Drove on Rt 40 – the Historic National Pike. It was a Sunday and there was a miles long Yard Sale along the road. Tons of people out! Continue reading “Day Two – Columbus”
Day One – Nemacolin
I made piles of clothing and other paraphernalia over the past couple weeks and today it all got loaded into the car. I ended up getting in the car at 11:11am, managed to get the GPS in the car to find where I was going, and off I went! Continue reading “Day One – Nemacolin”
On the Road Again
Well, it’s been a while since my last post. And honestly I had to go back and re-read it to see what I had last written. A lot has happened since then. Continue reading “On the Road Again”