Wednesday, June 4 belated
On the main page of this website is the number of miles driven and the number of beers drank. I can’t figure out how to update those so here is the total as of Wednesday evening June 4 - 8 beers (but we have been drinking vodka and we have finish off about three quarters of a liter from a 1.75 liter bottle of Grey Goose vodka. We have driven 645 miles. Today saw a visit to Merimac caves, they were interesting. The rest of the day was spent following beside the interstate for the most part. The terrain is hilly and covered in Oak. Pretty. One of the most interesting parts of the drive to day was on an old four lane portion of 66 that was built in 1941 to improve transportation to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. This is the area of Devil’s Elbow where we got off of the four lane route 66 to drive over one of the older bridges. There was a little tavern/restaurant area right next to the bridge and overlooking the river. This was an inviting little place and it was all we could do to keep from stopping and spending a few hours, we decided not to knowing we would likely not be in driving shape when we left.
Checked into the Munger Moss motel in Lebanon, MO. The Munger Moss is, or so we have been told, a route 66 icon. It is a traditional motor court with small rooms an rose colored bathroom fixtures with grey tile. The towels are small and, get this, no shampoo. I had to use Steven girlie shampoo, obviously purchased for him by Susan.
Also checked in at the Munger Moss were four couples with a three restored Model A Fords and one 1939 Chevrolet pick-ups. They were having a great time drinking and talking about their trip. They were going all the way to California. Needless to say Steven, I and the increasingly diminishing Grey Goose joined them, after which we went to Bell’s Diner for their world famous meatloaf. It must be a small world.