Route 66 & Grand Canyon – DAY 3

Route 66 & Grand Canyon – DAY 3

DAY 3 – Sunday 4/30/2017 – Oklahoma to New Mexico Sunday, April 30, was my birthday!  We got out of Dodge – I mean Oklahoma City – as soon as possible Sunday morning.  The heavy rains had ended, but it was drizzly all morning and there were crazy straight line...
Route 66 & Grand Canyon – DAY 2

Route 66 & Grand Canyon – DAY 2

DAY 2 – Saturday 4/29/17 – Illinois to Oklahoma Day 2, Forrest quickly learned that I am not a very good navigator.  I’m not Johnny-On-The-Spot tuning in radio stations, either.  Nor am I very quick at getting photos of cool things while driving by. Despite a...
Route 66 & Grand Canyon – DAY 1

Route 66 & Grand Canyon – DAY 1

DAY 1 – Friday 4/28/17 – Wisconsin to Illinois Friday, April 28, 2017, was the start of our 9-Day road trip along Route 66 to the Grand Canyon and back – on a shoestring budget.  Forrest and I left Madison, Wisconsin at 4:12 pm and arrived in Staunton,...
ROUTE 66 & GRAND CANYON – 2017

ROUTE 66 & GRAND CANYON – 2017

ROUTE 66 & GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK In 2017, Forrest and I took a 9-Day road trip along Route 66 to the Grand Canyon and back – on a shoestring budget. Read here about our mostly grand adventure: Route 66 & Grand Canyon – DAY 1 Route 66 & Grand Canyon –...
EUROPE – Day 21 – Vienna to Chicago

EUROPE – Day 21 – Vienna to Chicago

DAY 21 – Saturday, July 13, 2019 – Vienna >> Chicago I slept well.  Anna made the Uber arrangements for me.  I thought she said it would take 17 minutes to get to the airport.  It was a little tricky waiting for the Uber because I needed the wi-fi in...
EUROPE – Day 20 – Vienna (continued)

EUROPE – Day 20 – Vienna (continued)

DAY 20 – Friday, July 12, 2019 – Vienna, Austria In the morning, Anna told me she thought that last night’s death was due to natural causes.  We got ready and went into the city to look for a birthday present for her parents to give one of the friends who...