FUN-travel: Driving the good ole US of A! to Stillwater, OK
May 17, 2014 by Susan Clarke
Driving the good ole US of A! That is the plan when all foreign travel has been completed. And hallelujah – we’re getting close!
Route 66 Holbrook, AZ
So how was the first of our “road trips” we plan to take in the US?
Well, we decided we were not going to drive across the entire country. East of Albuquerque and through the Texas Panhandle was let’s say, “Not so scenic.” So we won’t be doing that again! We have decided for now that the farthest we will go is Mt. Rushmore. Also we’re going to go at a much slower pace!
Day 1 – drive 576 miles – Holbrook, AZ – Pop. 4917
- Stayed at the Best Western
- Only had 2 rooms left @ 6 pm
- They say it’s the cleanest
FUN-food – Dinner at Mesa Italiana (2 blocks from hotel) really good! Eggplant Parmesan & Pizza – Dancing Bull wine – $51 (get there by 6:30 on Saturday night or you’ll have to wait)
Cadillac Ranch
Day 2 – drive 600 miles – Shamrock, TX – Pop. 2029
- Bad coffee at hotel! Instant w/powder creamer
- Good news – McDonald’s McCafe coffee w/shot of espresso better than nothing!
- 5:15 – Stop – Cadillac Ranch just east of Amarillo (this was the “high point” of the day)
- Best Western Plus sold out
- Only 3 hotels total
- Opt for Holiday Inn Express – great hotel!
- Great bed & great coffee!
- 1st time staying in one & will do that again
Day 3 – drive 200 miles – Stillwater, OK
- Get there by 11:30
- Stay at Atherton Hotel on OSU campus for my speech tomorrow
- Campus has a real East Coast feel
- Very beautiful and well manicured
OSU
FF – (FUN-fact) – We got to see parts of Route 66 and some really well preserved Art Deco buildings along the way. (and some not so well preserved)
More FF – Temperatures ranged from 81 to 50.