By the Numbers: Cruising Route 66

Here are some numbers for our current cruise.

1-- classic motel (Rail Haven in Springfield, Mo.)

1-- winery (Fanning Outpost, Missouri)

4-- new Route 66 places (Palms Grill, Fanning Outpost, Gay Parita, 4 Women on the Road)

4-- groups of Europeans (France, Germany, Ireland, Spain)

4-- states (Il, Mo, Ks, Ok)

6-- new NTN sites-- (Springfield, Mo; Ketchum, Ok; and Joplin, Mo.

7-- really fine places to eat (Palms Grill, Lambert's, Waylan's Ku Ku Burgers

9-- 9-9-09, 9-11

103-- miles from home to Route 66 in Dwight, Illinois.

It's great to Be On the Road. --RoadDog