Get your kicks on Route 66
July 15, 2008 | 9:21 pmSince leaving St. Louis, our trip has been roughly following the historic route 66, and will be all the way to California. Yesterday, riding from Vinita to Tulsa, we rode on 66 for 48 miles. I found it really fun to see all the signs marking the road as the historic route 66, and all the business along the road with “66″ in their names. We even stopped at the Blue Whale in Catoosa, a classic route 66 roadside attraction.
Most appropriately, our wake-up song when leaving Vinita was “Get your kicks on Route 66″, performed by Nat King Cole. I’ve included the lyrics below, and we are hitting up most of the towns mentioned in the song.
Well if you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way, take the highway that’s the best
Get your kicks on Route 66Well it winds from Chicago to LA
More than two thousands miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66Well it goes to St. Louis
Down to Missouri
Oklahoma City looks oh so prettyYou’ll see Amarillo
Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona
Don’t forget Wynonna
Kingman, Barstow, San BernardinoWon’t you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
I just discovered your and Jess's BnB blogs. I'm getting
holmesmd | July 18, 2008I just discovered your and Jess’s BnB blogs. I’m getting myself caught up on all your crazy adventures.
According to the trip tracker you guys are halfway done… crazy…
Hope the three of you are holding up, say hi to Devon and Jess for me.
~m.