Geo: 37.9136, -89.8219Our first non-Route 66 stop in quite some time was right in front of the Worlds Largest Bottle Of Catsup. This was a don't-leave the-car stop for DH but that was because she was googling furiously to find out why it was spelled 'catsup' and not 'ketchup' (catsup was once the predominant spelling). It's sometimes surprising the things that get her riled and, on this day, we were just getting started. Our big destination was going to be Chester, Illinois, the landlocked hometown of Popeye (of sailing and spinach fame). Actually it's the home of Popeyes creator, E C Segar,, and with her many, very clear memories of her childhood, I was certain that Popeye would send her down a happy memory lane. Instead the thought of Popeye made her very angry- at first
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