Day 17 – Friday Today was a fairly uneventful day, we were up early as usual and left the hotel in Meridian, Idaho at 5:45am PST with a goal of trying to make it all the way home. after a few stops for fuel & coffee etc. we found ourselves at an intersection where we …
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Day 16
This morning we left Cedar City, Utah headed for Meridian, Idaho. There were no planned tourist stops, so we expected a fairly uneventful day to write about. Around 9:00am we noticed a red sports car go past in the opposite direction, I know it was a Ferrari, but the surprising part is it looked to …
Day 15
This morning we left Winslow, Arizona headed for Zion National Park. Our first stop was at a Native craft stand on the Navajo Reservation, on route 89, the road to the park. Next stop was at Glen Canyon Dam scenic lookout for some photo’s and a quick break. Then onto Zion National Park for a …
Day 14
For those who checked yesterday and did not find a post, I was unable to upload due to poor wifi connection. You will find Day 13 is now posted below. Day 14 Leaving Amarillo Texas bright and early, we stopped about 3 miles down the highway to see what’s called the Cadillac Ranch. It’s like …
Day 13
We left Conway Arkansas this morning, first stop was El Reno, Oklahoma to drive on Route 66 for the first time, stopping at an old drive in movie screen that has since been tagged with a mural (The picture is of the back of the screen). Moving on to Elk City, Oklahoma to see the …
Day 12 – Back on the road
This morning we left Bowling Green, Kentucky on our way towards home. Heading south to Nashville, we then turned west on our way to Memphis for a visit with Elvis Presley at Graceland. Since the time Elaine was a young girl, she had two dreams, first one was to get to see Elvis and the …
Day 11
Our last day in Bowling Green began with a much needed car wash and dry. As we had done all we wanted to do at the Corvette Museum over the past days, we decided to go and explore another one of the attractions in this area called Mammoth Caves. Rather than following the directions of …
Day 10
Today we managed to sleep in until 7:00am, nice to not be on a tight schedule for a couple days. After our morning breakfast we drove over to the Museum for a our first official full day on the grounds. We picked up our event T-shirts, visited all the vendor booths as well as the …
Day 9, Our First Non-driving Day
This morning began bright and early for a quick breakfast then getting ready for our scheduled tour bus to take those who wanted to go, over to Nashville for the day. Here in Nashville they have live bands playing in most bars along the strip from mid-day on, and the windows are all open to …
Day 8 – Arrival at the Museum
Today we left Effingham Illinois for Bowling Green Kentucky. Starting with us heading to Mid America Motor Works in Effingham for staging and prepping for caravan departure. There are 740 cars registered to leave this location alone, all in one long line up for the 4.5 hour drive to the museum, first stopping for lunch …