A few things I meant to mention but forgot along the way. It was so hot in Hannibal and Springfield I finally resorted to walking around naked with a spray bottle constantly turned on. Carla disapproved at first until she saw how utterly practical it was. I got the blue tone shift out of the… Continue reading Odds and Ends – Catching up on the trip to Chicago

Thursday August 12, 2010 Another full day; we are hot and tired so I’ll let the pictures do the talking today. We planned to drive the whole way on the old Route 66 but plans changed because we spent so much fun time with Barbara May Steiling, my mom’s cousin. We’ve seen so much corn… Continue reading Day 8 – Springfield to Chicago

Tuesday August 11, 2010 Our hotel in Hannibal was real close to a bridg, so we headed down the street, gassed up, turned right and headed over the Mississippi river and into Illinois It was a short 2 hour drive across the western half of Illinois on US 30 / I 72. This drive was… Continue reading Day 7 Hannibal, MO to Springfield, IL

Tuesday August 10, 2010 We we passed through parts of three states today. Leaving Omaha we crossed the Missouri river and immediately turned south through southwestern Iowa. As we drove we listened and sang along to “The Music Man” sound track. After less than an hour we hit Missouri; we went south to St. Jo,… Continue reading Day 6 Omaha to Hannibal

Monday August 9, 2010 Nebraska is a wide state; we spent our third day getting almost all the way across. We again travelled on US Highway 30 rather than the Interstate; it is so enjoyable; very little traffic; speeds up to 60 MPH and we passed through a bunch of tiny, small and medium cities.… Continue reading Day 5 North Platte to Omaha