Touring is thirsty work!.
A longer ride today with a few stops planned, our destination was the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, some 413km (256 miles) away. The plan for the day was visit the following places: Not far out of Springfield is the ghost town of Plano, little of it remains, there is a private residence that was once the service …
Route 66 motel This hotel could do with renovating, the beds were were comfy and the WIFI was decent. The staff was friendly. This motel is what you would expect from a Super 8, keeping that in mind you shouldn’t be disappointed. Overall 3.9/5 Service 3/5 Location 3.5/5 Cleanliness 3/5 Sleep …
A great motel This motel was a surprise for us as it was similar in price to others we were staying at during our holiday. It far exceeded any of the others we stayed at though. The staff were helpful and friendly, the rooms are clean, great comfy bed and a good range of items …
Today’s destination was city of Springfield, Missouri a trip of 426 km (264 miles), Meramec Caverns, Stanton Route 66 Mural City, Cuba Missouri Hick BQ Cuba Fanning 66 Outpost, Fanning Devil’s Elbow We kicked off the day by visiting Bourbeuse Valley Harley-Davidson it wasn’t too far from where our motel was. To get there we made sure we …
Today we journeyed from Illinois to Missouri. A shorter journey of around 161 mile (256Km). Having already ridden the pre and post 1930 alignments the day before we chose to head straight to Missouri on the post 1930 alignment with no stops until the Chain of Rocks Bridge. Our destination for the day was the …
Route 66 motel This motel is what you would expect from a Super 8, the rooms are clean and the bed is very comfortable. It has no lifts if you need one for mobility, the breakfast is basic but it’s ok. This isn’t unexpected for the price It’s a short walk to restaurants. Overall score …
Day 5 of our USA holiday and day 2 on historic Route 66. Today we would travel over both alignments and the only brick road section of Route 66. Our first stop of the day was the Sugar Creek Covered bridge at Glenarm. It was constructed in either 1827 or 1880 sources on this vary. …
Route 66 trip I’ve stayed here twice now, in August 2013 and July 2018. both times the motel provided excellent service and value for money. The rooms were clean and the bed was very comfy, this motel is in a great location handy to the local K Mart and several places to eat. Well worth …
Today would see us begin our journey towards Santa Monica and the end of Route 66. We have a lot planned to look at along the way and it was raining, not how I wanted to begin our ride on Route 66. Our destination today would be Lincoln Illinois a distance of around 147 miles …
Comfy bed I stayed here on my 2013 trip and again with Mrs Thirsty in 2018 during our USA holiday, it’s exactly what you’d expect for the money, clean rooms, comfy bed and an ok breakfast. No complaints for the price, it’s good value for the cost, there’s a great Mexican restaurant right next door …