Day One on the Road

 

Little Flock Chapel & Rest Stop

Photo Taken February 7, 2010

The Little Flock Chapel & Rest Stop is just west of Centerville, Iowa on Hwy 2.  It's cute, it's tiny, but still big enough to walk into the chapel.  We've driven by for years, first time we stopped to take photos.  That required a turn onto a very snowy gravel road and a turn around in an even snowier tiny parking area.   Not many visitors this time of year.

 

Peculiar Missouri

We didn't stop, but the name of the town was just too peculiar not to take a photo of!

Photo Taken February 7, 2010

 

 

 At Last!   It feels good to be back on Route 66

Missouri Marked Route 66

Photo Taken February 7, 2010

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Our first chance to hop off our route to get to Route 66 and onto Route 66 was at Brooklyn Heights, Missouri.  We've driven this stretch west to east before and a number of years ago at that.  Roads can take on a whole new look when driving the opposite direction.   I think these blue and white Route 66 signs are new since we've been on this stretch, don\t remember them.  Don't remember seeing blue ones elsewhere in the past in Missour, eitheri.  Someone will surely clue me in on this.   I like the blue, they're easy to see.  

 

Peggy Sue's - Cartersville Missouri

Photo Taken February 7, 2010

Peggy Sue's was closed.  Also up for sale.  Anyone want a cute little diner on the Mother Road?

 

Bear in Skirt - Only on Route 66!

Photo Taken February 7, 2010

 

Route 66 Downtown Joplin

Photo Taken February 7, 2010

We're losing light, but here's a little glimpse of the downtown area of Joplin.  Lots of nice old architecture.  I'm growing attached to the blue signs because Navigator Frank was trying to listen to the Super Bowl on a crackly AM station and not doing much navigating.

 

Marsh Bridge near Baxter Springs, Kansas

Photo Taken February 7, 2010

If you've been hanging around Pendemonium, you saw this bridge in better light when we drove a rounnd about  route down to the the Dallas Pen Show just so we could do the 13 mile of Kansas Route 66.  We drove it again today, never gets old.

 

Waylan's Ku-Ku in Miami Oklahoma

Photo Taken February 7, 2010

Dinner at the Ku-Ku.  Not only do they have great neon, but great food, too.  I didn't have lunch today so I could have Route 66 food tonight!  Steak fajita, deep fried pickles and limeade.  Yeah, I know, quite the combination, but it was delicious.  Since it's SuperBowl night, we had the place to almost to ourselves.  

Coleman Theatre Miami Oklahoma

Photo Taken February 7,  2010

We stopped at several antique malls, shops and junky places on the drive today.  Found great writing things at each stop.  That was a nice change.   Regardless of whether we find things or not, these stops are always fun, enjoy poking around in the old stuff even when we don't find fountain pens and related things.   Today, we found Sheaffer Persian Rose Skrip.  Not as exciting as the drug store batch of new Parker 51s from a few years ago, but not bad.  Persian Rose is hard to find - think hen's teeth type hard to find.  We're carefully transporting to the LA Pen Show one full 2 oz bottle and 2 partial bottles - all with their boxes.   There's some blue, too.  Maybe I'll try to make a special little area at our LA Pen Show exhibit to put out all of our finds.

Did I mention it's great to be on the road again?!?    

Remember - Monday Midnight Madness goes out at midnight CT tonight.  Watch your emailbox.   We'll acknowledge your orders from the road.

P.S.  Just ignore any typos.  Really.  Please.  I write this late at night and darned if I can find the spellcheck button and even though I did a quick proofread, I know there are going to be typos.