April 28, 2015 This is one of the few times on our trip where we will stay in the same hotel two nights in a row. It’s very nice to be settled and not in the car for a bit. We’ll be back on the road tomorrow, but today was a day to explore Santa Monica and… Continue reading Route 66 Day 5 – Santa Monica
Month: April 2015
Day 4 – Corona to Santa Monica
April 27, 2015 After having a cup of coffee with Carolyn and Glenn they had to go to work (we tried hard not to gloat too much about being retired). We had a leisurely breakfast, liberating them from some of their granola stash. Then we packed up and headed up “The 15” back toward Rancho… Continue reading Day 4 – Corona to Santa Monica
Route 66 Day 3 – Victorville to Corona
April 26, 2015 Today we got to actually start our trip on Route 66. We are starting in a little convoluted route. We start in Victorville and head west to Santa Monica with a stop at Carla’s brother and his wife Glenn and Carolyn’s in Corona. Then we will head east and go end-to-end. We… Continue reading Route 66 Day 3 – Victorville to Corona
Route 66 – Day 2: Sacramento to Victorville
April 25, 2015 We woke up in Sacramento and took the river walk again – but this time away from old downtown. After about 15 minutes we were treated to Discovery Park where the American and Sacramento Rivers join. The Sacramento is a muddy river having flowed down through farmlands while the American is much… Continue reading Route 66 – Day 2: Sacramento to Victorville
Route 66 – Day 1: Sacramento
April 24, 2015 In order to travel on Route 66, one must first travel to Route 66. That is a journey in itself if you are starting from Portland, Oregon. We have a two-day 1,000 mile trip to intersect the Mother Road in Victorville, California. We reprised our February/March road trip by traveling about 580 miles… Continue reading Route 66 – Day 1: Sacramento