Courtyard By Marriott Springfield Airport

... 66.78. We spent over an hour in the pool and hot tub last night. We were the only ones there. The room is big, clean and well appointed. It is our best deal yet.<br><br>Today is a beautiful day, we have full sun. Breakfast at the motel was waffles, fresh - we made them ourselves in the lobby.<br><br>Tonight we will camp. We have already found a campground near Tulsa, OK. that we think we will like and maybe even stay a couple of nights.<br>

... found that they had changed the tip amount on the debit card slip from $4 to $40 dollars. This also caused 2 overdrafts to occur later (hey, it was right before payday!). Anyway, they refuse to admit their error. DON'T GO THERE! After lunch, we went to the Lincoln Presidential Museum. It was actually sorta neat. We saw two 3-D movies and many artifacts from his life and times (including a bloody pair of gloves he was wearing the night he was assassinated).

... 66-merkkistä root beeriä mukaan autoon. Alan pikkuhiljaa tottumaan tähän root beerin makuun. <br><br><br>Route 66 on tämän matkan varrella selvästi kova juttu, vaikka itse valtatietä ei enää virallisesti ole olemassa. Siellä täällä näkyy kuitenkin "Old Road 66"-kylttejä, jotka ohjaavat pienemmille teille, joiden kautta 66 on ennen kulkenut. Tällä alunperin Chicagosta Los Angelesiin kulkevalla valtatiellä on pitkä historia - se oli ensimmäinen kokonaisuudessaan p ...

I plan to camp quite a bit in Oklahoma and not sure how much wi-fi will be available, so this may be the last post for a bit. Here's hoping it's a little warmer than Missouri! Okay, so here's another peek into the mind of an obsessive-compulsive, organized, list-making traveler. (Maybe I was a Boy Scout in a previous life?) Seriously, there's nothing more important in your car than an ...

... such a thriving art community. Once our own art center is fully functional, wouldn't it would be wonderful if artists took over all those empty storefronts in downtown Mount Sterling? http://www.itsalldowntown.com/ And what if we had special incentives for those artists, a la Paducah? http://www.paducaharts.com/ We sure could learn a lot from these towns! On to Oklahoma! (In a surrey with the fringe on top...)

... the previous day, I noticed that the huge fork (think super, giant eating utensil stuck in the ground) that was once part of the Churchhill's Plantation Coffee, later boved to Chesterfield Village, is no where to be seen. What happened to the huge fork!?

... On the bright side, we watched the KU vs. MU football game, being played in Kansas City, and laughed at those poor guys getting snowed on while we lounged in nice, sunny weather. We commented that it was odd that the locals weren't out here with us, watching thr game and drinking beer. Maybe it's the service here? lol We left feeling dissatisfied and out of sync with Springfield. <br><br>Kelly was hoping that a friend of ours who lives about ...

Today was the first day when we had a chance to really enjoy the Mother Road. 360 miles along the historic route was rather fun. Some views look exactly like they'd been drawn out of the movie "Easy Rider". It has also become clear, that the further away we move from the ...

... at Bass Pro again and had a great breakfast at the restaurant in the store. Then, we went to the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield www.wilsonscreek.com . It is the site of the second major battle of the Civil War. After some time in the visitor's center to get the details of the battle, we headed out for the five mile drive around the battlefield to see where the action happened. It was great to be out and ...

... go slower than the astronauts and faster than Magellan and Drake but I would have an opportunity to see the country, meet and talk to people along the way. <br><br><br><br>It is the greatest rail journey on the planet. Stretching almost 11000 km from London to Hong Kong, via Berlin, Warsaw, Belaurs, Moscow, Ulaan Bator and Beijing. The very name of this engineering marvel evokes images of exotic, adventurous, travel. As a leg of an around-the-world trip ...