April 22-24

Wow, what a couple of days.   We drove through so many small towns these few days on Route 66  like: Joliet, Elwood, Braidwood, Godley, Garner, Dwight, Odell, Pontiac, Chenoa, Lexington, Towanda, Normal, Wilmington, Funks Grove, Shirley, McLean, Alanta, Lincoln, Broadwell, Elkhart, Williamsville, Lexington, Bloomington, Springfield, Virden, Girard, Gillespie, Litchfield, Mt Olive, Livingston, Staunton, Granite City and Collinsville (wow, my fingers are tired listing all these towns) all on the pavement the original Mother Road took.  Some roads were in better shape than others.  One road had been defaced by a turkey when the concrete was poured.

dead mans curve

turkey tracks

We took so many pictures of the roadside landmarks like the famous giants.  I guess you can say we had a thing for them

Other novelties:

Numerus signage:

Old gas stations:

Lincoln Library and Home:

Famous Cozy Dog drive in (home of the first corn dog) 

And so much more:

It has been pretty exciting to be able to be on this road but there was never a straight road and so many crazy turns.  Illinois is the first state of our travels on Route 66, sure hope the road gets a little straight as we work our way west.  The pictures are endless, but I will try to keep it to a minimum, not 😊.