This no schedules and no agendas is pretty nice! I didn’t have to get up before the sun did this morning and I was able to leisurely enjoy my cup of coffee before loading up and leaving. Loaded for sure…throw out that last post I did regarding packing! Because I totally took everything! Usually we are flying or cruising and I am limited on what to take but this trip we are taking my Jeep Grand Cherokee so I totally have lots of room (and I used it all). I let my OCD kick in and took bunches of bags for everything (I will post pictures later of the ride)!
On the road, we headed west toward Oklahoma. Our first stop was the Oklahoma information rest stop and then to Sallisaw. Lunch was at the 18 Wheeler Cafe.
A eclectic little cafe that served home cooked meals. We opted for a BLT and a grilled ham and cheese…that was so we would have enough room for dessert!
Back on the road we headed toward Oklahoma City where we could get on the official Route 66. After several “recalculating” from the ever so annoying GPS we discovered that it is not possible to follow the original Route 66. Sometimes we found ourslves in sweet little neighbourhoods and other times we were actually on I40. The books and websites I researched really doesn’t go into details only that this city or that town is on the route. What we found is you go to each attraction or site that you want to see. El Reno was our next stop and then on to Weatherford, where we are staying the night. After checking in we back tracked back up I40 to Hinton, Oklahoma. The information stop earlier informed us of the Red Rock Canyon-I had ideas of sunset photos and really wanted to try this.
Got some nice photos but it definitely wasn’t what I was hoping for. No sunset either!
After chasing that idea, Greg decided on chasing supper! Lucille’s came recommend and was an original Route 66 stop, so that made it a must do.
My review of the food was so-so, eatable but nothing to write home about.
Keep following us as we head to Amarillo tomorrow!
Adventures with Cindy 
Jim and I along with my sister and her husband, have taken several trips together. Barbara and I are both photo buffs, so our cameras are always “at the ready”. I notice in your photos that some of them were taken with the car moving. Barbara and I refer to that as “drive-by shooting”. . . and we’ve done a whole lot of that! We’ve followed Route 66 several times. There’s a very nice Route 66 Museum in Clinton, if you have time. Also, don’t miss the “world’s largest cross” at Groom, Texas, and just past Amarillo, stop at the Cadillac Ranch. Have a can of spray paint handy and you can add your grafitti to one of the cars.
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Wish we where with y’all..have fun and be careful…
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