Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 04 27th, 2009 | 4 Comments
Southern Missouri - Hills and Cows
We are quickly learning that an overwhelming majority of the time the thinner a road looks on a map the more fun it is to drive. This certainly applies for Missouri. We jumped off of interstate 44 in Lebanon, Missouri and headed south on Route 5. Before too long we were seeing cows. Tons of cows. I...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 04 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Exploring St Louis
We arrived in St Louis with a big day ahead of us. First we stopped at the Busch Stadium box office to pick up tickets for the Cardinals v Mets game that evening. Then we realized that it was lunch time, so we went to Soulard Farmer’s Market to procure a meal. Being a week day there were not many...
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Posted by kate in logistics on 04 26th, 2009 | 7 Comments
Sleeping in the car
We have received numerous questions about how it’s going sleeping in the car thus far. So to answer all of you at once - here goes: We love it! Sleeping in the car has been fantastic. Today is day #11 and we have spent $19 on campgrounds. We have stayed 4 nights in City/County/State Parks, 3 nights...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 04 25th, 2009 | No Comments
Springfield and Eastern Illinois
Upon entering Illinois we were greeted with mile upon mile of farm land. Lots and lots of corn and soy beans. It’s still early in the season so we did not see much in the way of planted crops. What we did see, however, were patches of wild flowers. Above are some purple wild flowers covering...
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Posted by kate in points on a map on 04 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Chicago, IL
We spent a very gorgeous Saturday exploring Chicago. We have both been here numerous times, so we didn’t feel the need to stay for super long. We were delighted for the Buckingham Fountain to be running - on all of our previous visits it had been shut down for the season. I was overjoyed to...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 04 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment
Westward Bound
We had a great visit in Greenwood after tackling Northern Indiana, Southern Michigan and Chicago. There were a few chilly nights on that circuit but we really enjoyed ourselves. We repacked the car (with 25% less gear) and are so happy to have less stuff with us. We headed out US-36 Westward bound for...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 04 23rd, 2009 | 3 Comments
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard on Route 66
This is a two for one - great food and a Route 66 roadside attraction all rolled up into one! Ted Drewes Frozen Custard is a very interesting place - good frozen custard and a funky building right along a now bustling street in St Louis. The building itself is very interesting - there’s this...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 04 23rd, 2009 | 3 Comments
Route 66 in Illinois
Finally! Route 66! After our detour back to Indy to repack we caught up with Route 66 in Springfield, Illinois. Just south of Springfield is a small town called Litchfield, Illinois where we met up with Route 66 and followed it down to Mount Olive, a distance of about 10 miles.  It was a beautiful...
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Posted by kate in logistics on 04 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
Following Along
We invite you to follow along on our journey. We will be updating our daily route via a page on our blog called “The Trip” accessible from the top navigation. We may not update the route on a daily basis, as we may not be online daily. But as we do sign online every few days, we will update...
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Posted by brett in through the lens on 04 22nd, 2009 | 1 Comment
Photo Of The Week - April 22
On our swing through Holland, Michigan we stopped at the DeKlomp Wooden Shoe Factory where I took this photograph of some wooden shoes that were for sale. It was pretty interesting, they had the machines that make the shoes and examples of the shoes in their different stages of development. Apparently...
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