We had a great taste of what happens when the traffic patterns shift. This is what "historic route 66" displays a lot of: small charming towns deserted for the benefit of the Turnpike speed... Nice folks like "Pat" working a flea market in Kansas (which prompted Bob to ask: is everything "flee"? :-) Oklahoma: le gout du far west qu'on a vu dans les films... Des petites villes avec les voitures stationnees en diagonale devant les devantures des boutiques. Des gens acceuillants comme le Sheriff de Galena, Kansas, ancien pompier, qui a reconnu le drapeau de Francois et lui a fait visite la caserne. La route 66 traverse le Kansas sur seulement 13.9 miles. Route 66 crosses the south east tip of Kansas for only 13.9 miles. We're taking you along for the ride... in thought! ... read more

Our first hello from Chicago!! Notre 1er salut de... Chicago!! The windy city; la ville des vents! We left Lansing, the capital of Michigan, for Chicago. We decided to pay Chicago a visit and celebrate the historic beginning of Route 66: Intersection of Michigan & Adams Ave downtown Chicago, although the staff at Lou Mitchell’s diner claim that the real beginning of Route 66 took place in front of their restaurant established in 1923 and where we had great burgers and fries! Very nice day today, much warmer than yesterday, to celebrate Mother’s day! We rode to Joliet on secondary roads finally and stopped at Willow Crossing Tavern for a much needed beer before heading to Joliet. A late dinner at Lone Star steak (delicious steak surprisingly) served by the tallest waitress (6’2”) on the planet ... read more

Lina (Bob) me téléphone ce soir et au moment de se quitter, elle me dit:"OK! À la semaine prochaine!" On est presque rendus! Dans moins de 12 jours, on part! Marc... read more

Salut la gang. Voice le premier test de notre blog de voyage. On s'en reparle!... read more