Going Home
July 31, 2015 - After 31 days and four and half thousand miles we have finished our journey. We have now met up with Jackie and Jess and...
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Day 30 - Santa Monica to Anaheim
July 31, 2015 - Today we drove from our 1933 hotel in Santa Monica to Anaheim where we met Jess and Jackie. The drive was tiring thanks...
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Day 29 - Palm Desert to Santa Monica
July 29, 2015 - Today is our last day on Route 66 and we are glad to be reaching our final destination but we are sad that it is all ove...
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Day 28 - Palm Desert
July 29, 2015 - Palm Springs is at the bottom of a valley surrounded by mountains and this causes a constant breeze to be created. This...
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Day 27 - Hesperia to Palm Desert
July 27, 2015 - As we are close to the end of Route 66 we thought we'd take some time out for R & R. We did a diversion off into the Jos...
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Day 26 - Kingman to Hesperia
July 26, 2015 - We had a long day today with over 250 miles of Route 66 but we were looking forward to some good stops.
The day start...
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Day 25 - Williams to Kingman
July 25, 2015 - Last night we stayed in Williams a thriving Route 66 town. This is mainly due to its closeness to the Grand Canyon and t...
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Day 24 - Grand Canyon to Williams
July 24, 2015 - We spent the day driving around the Grand Canyon National Park taking pictures at the different viewpoints. It is hard t...
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Day 23 - Mexican Hat to Grand Canyon
July 23, 2015 - We spent this morning on a tour of Monument Valley, which is sacred Navajo Indian land.
Our tour guide was a Najavo I...
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Day 22 - Sedona to Mexican Hat
July 22, 2015 - Today was mainly a travelling day although it turned out to be much better than we expected. We had to drive 240 miles n...
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Day 21 - Holbrook to Sedona
July 21, 2015 - On the drive today we saw many 66 icons and again lots of big scenery.
One of the most popular roadside signs on the...
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Day 20 - Gallup to Holbrook
July 20, 2015 - Today definitely had a theme and that was big scenery and wigwams.
Along 66 there were many trading posts (gift shops...
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Day 19 - Albuquerque to Gallup
July 19, 2015 - The city of Albuquerque was used for the TV series Breaking Bad. Tom and I are big fans of the show and so took this opp...
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Day 18 - Santa Fe to Albuquerque
July 18, 2015 - We decided to take a break from Route 66 today and instead took a scenic drive on the Turquoise Trail to our destination...
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Day 17 - Tucumcari to Santa Fe
July 17, 2015 - Compared to other days the weather was a bit overcast and cooler. The drive was about 140 miles long and did not have as...
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Day 16 - Amarillo to Tucumcari
July 16, 2015 - Amarillo is home to one of the icons of 66, that being the Cadillac Ranch. It's tradition to bring a can of spray paint...
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Day 15 - Elk City to Amarillo
July 15, 2015 - Today we entered into the state of Texas. The countryside is definitely turning more arid the further west we go.
It...
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Day 14 - Oklahoma City to Elk City
July 14, 2015 - Our drive today was short compared to other days, it was 120 miles. The roads were mainly original concrete laid Route 6...
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Day 13 - Oklahoma City
July 13, 2015 - We stopped in Oklahoma City today. The city grew from a land rush in 1889 where people were allowed to stake their claim...
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Day 12 - Tulsa to Oklahoma City
July 12, 2015 - The drive today was from Tulsa to Oklahoma City. It was a 110 mile journey through many rural farming towns where we saw...
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Day 11 - Carthage to Tulsa
July 11, 2015 - Today was a leisurely 150 mile drive on Route 66. We passed through three states on our drive today: Missouri, Kansas an...
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Day 10 - Memphis to Carthage
July 10, 2015 - Today we travelled back from Memphis to a small town called Carthage so that we were back on Route 66.
The journey wa...
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Day 9 - Memphis
July 09, 2015 - Today we visited the home of Elvis Presley, Graceland.
This is the front of Graceland. It is not a huge house but it...
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Day 8 - Springfield to Memphis
July 08, 2015 - We decided to leave Route 66 and visit the home of rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues in Memphis, Tennessee. This was a...
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Day 7 - St Louis to Springfield
July 08, 2015 - Our drive today was from St Louis to Springfield, Missouri, which was a two hundred mile long journey.
Our first stop...
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Day 6 - Six Flags St Louis
July 06, 2015 - Today was all about rollercoasters. We visited St Louis's Six Flags theme park.
Six Flags theme park has many thrill...
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Day 5 - St Louis
July 05, 2015 - Today we visited the iconic St Louis Gateway Arch. It is a 630 foot tall stainless steel arch that is as wide as it is t...
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Day 4 - Springfield to St Louis
July 04, 2015 - Today we travelled the 100 miles from Springfield, Illinois to St Louis, Missouri. Today is a special day as it is the f...
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Day 3 - Chicago to Springfield
July 03, 2015 - Today was our first day on Route 66. We left the busy city for small town rural America. We drove 200 miles to Springfie...
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Day 2 - Chicago
July 02, 2015 - Today we went back to the airport to collect our hire car and stopped at the first home of Frank Lloyd Wright on the way...
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Day 1 - Chicago
July 01, 2015 - Today we explored the city of Chicago.
Cloud gate sculpture in Millenium Park.
Vertigo tolerance test on a retract...
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