Liz and I just got back from a 17-day, 3,046 mile road trip to the Gulf Coast where we went to Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. We also drove through Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas (a little), Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Sure glad we got back yesterday as the gas prices at two stations was at $3.50 for regular!! Talk about your gas gouge. I think Ieven saw regular gas at one truck stop in Effingham, Illinois posted at $4.06, but it was late at night so might have just imagined it.
As usual, we took Illinois Highway 47 from Woodstock to Dwight, and then Route 66 to Springfield, Illinois. From there, we superslabbed it on I-55 all the way to Jackson, Mississippi. We had never been on this road past St. Louis.
From Jackson, Ms, to Gulfport, we were on Mississippi Highway 49. We then did a lot of cruising on US-90, I-10, and US-98 along the coastal area. Also spent quite a bit of time on a short section of Alabama Hwy 59 between Foley and Gulf Shores.
Coming back, we took US-45 from its southern terminus at Mobile's Broad Street to Champagne, Illinois. US-45 goes by our house about 15 miles to the east.
We'd never been to Dauphine Island, Mobile, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach in Alabama, or Perdido Key, Pensacola, Navarre, Fort Walton Beach, or Destin in Florida.
More Later. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
2 comments:
Next time ck out my site, http://www.gulf-shores-alabama.net for info on restaurant reviews, fun stuff to do, etc..in Gulf Shores
This is definitely one great site. Wish we'd seen it before we went to Gulf Shores. Will definitely consult the next trip down there.
Post a Comment