The Last Two Days

Sorry for the interruption folks.  You did get to see mule pictures though.  That's something, isn't it?Anyway, here we go.  Morning in Seligman and another big day ahead of us. Remember, you can click on the photos to make 'em bigger. This is the part of the drive we've been waiting for.  The trip to Oatman!  This time we had breakfast across the street from the Roadkill Café. 

 "The Roadkill Café from across the street"

After breakfast we took another walk around town and poked around in some of the wonderfully cluttered shops.  Tour buses had pulled in to town and the place was full of German tourists.

After that we headed out on the road and before long we came to Grand Canyon Caverns where we had yet another celebrity sighting!  Herbie the Love Bug!  Not a snob at all, and the two cars got along great.  Before we left, Herbie squirted oil on a rich creep's leg.  That Herbie.  He's still got it!

Still further along the road we came to the Hackberry General Store. 

 

 

We got the prime spot right in front of the gas pumps.

 

 

It's always good to see a little Tiki along the road as well!

Before long we came in for lunch in Kingman.  

They know how to make a Canadian feel welcome.

I know, I know.  You're all clammering for Oatman.  "Bring on the mules!  Bring on the mules!" you chant.  Oh, don't you worry.  There will be mules.  We'll get to them very soon . . .

 

 

. . . But not before a show of our incredible acting skills!

The road to Oatman is like the road to Hana on Maui.  Except it's in the desert.  They're nice companion pieces.  Everyone should do them both.  Now.  Go ahead.  I'll wait.

As we pulled in, 8 people ran over to take pictures of the car.  It was the craziest thing.  We hadn't even finished parking yet!  Then the mule put his head in the window and wackiness ensued.

"Three asses in Oatman" 

 

 

We had a drink in the Oatman Hotel.  Yes, those are dollar bills covering everything.

 

 

Then it was on to Lake Havasu and the Heat Hotel.  Aptly named because it was around 100 degrees.

Here, Eric and I spend some quality time together.

 

 

 

 

 The hotel is located right next to London Bridge.

 

 

 Today we cross the Mojave Desert. It could be a little hot our there today folks!

Follow the signs and everything should be ok.

First, we pass through Needles, California.  Home of Snoopy's ne'er do well brother Spike.

We pulled in to an old Texaco station that a fella is refurbishing.  He's hoping to get some old Texaco gas pumps in the near future.  It will look great when it's all done.

The Mojave Desert awaits.  It's a long drive through a pretty harsh landscape.  The abandoned hotels and service stations seem somehow more stark is this area.  Have a look.

In Barstow, California we went to the great Route 66 Museum that they have there.  It's located in an old Harvey Hotel.  If you don't know about this old hotel chain, look it up on Google.  Really neat.

 

After Barstow, we stopped in Victorville for dinner before

moving on to our surprise final destination for today . . .

 

 

. . . The Wig Wam Inn in San Bernardino!

This was an unplanned treat.  We originally were going to stay in Barstow, but it was still early in the day so we kept on driving.  These are really neat motel rooms and it's a great way to wind down the trip.  They are a great example of the fun that was on the old road.  I think there's only two of these motels still left.  We stopped at the one in Holbrook, Arizona you may remember.

Tomorrow we have 77 miles to go before we reach the Santa Monica Pier and the end of the road.  There's still lots of stuff to see along the way though.  I'll let you know how it all turned out.  Until then . . .

 

. . . nighty, night.