Now, as you're reading these entries, don't think that a trip down Route 66 is all play and no work. It's draining at times- mentally, emotionally, and physically. When we headed out of St. Louis this morning, I had little more than four and a half hours worth of sleep. When you've been driving all day and you try running off of that kind of recharge, you're in for a crash... well, not a car crash hopefully... an energy... anyway, you're asking for it. But just as I begin to think that the interstate may be more feasible, that old stretch of two lane, broken and faded roadway laid out like a ribbon across the hills pulls me back. Craig and Dottie Bridegam are secretly weary, I know. But they remain upbeat and continue to follow
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