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2007
2
Mar
I’ve made several references to the satellite navigation system I bought before we came back out to America to finish Route 66, and after 5 weeks of use in England and the US I wanted to post a review. Until Wednesday I was going to sing the praises of the thing, but… I had to [...]
2007
15
Feb
Here is a snapshot from above one of the silver mine entrances, looking across the ghost town of Calico. From 1881 to 1907, over 5000 people worked here to extract more than $130,000,000 of silver and minerals from the mines in Calico — and the dollar was worth a lot more 117 years ago, so [...]
2007
15
Feb
I stopped to photograph more evidence of the insurgence of evil into the world (notching up another two 666 references!), not realising that it was an omen of the day’s remaining ride ;-) We weren’t feeling particularly brave as we left the famous Bagdad Cafe in Newberry Springs, having eaten coconut pie ala mode around [...]
2007
14
Feb
Today marks the second day of the second leg of our Route 66 road trip, where we will see mostly desert and mountains. The route we’re planning to take from Victorville is to follow the old alignment of the road, looping away from I-15 through Helendale to the ghost town of Calico near Barstow, and [...]
2007
11
Feb
On Friday we checked out of our Hollywood Hotel after breakfast in search of the Western end of Route 66, purported variously to be at Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Boulevard and Palisades Beach Road, or the end of Santa Monica Freeway (aka I-10). With the help of the SatNav, we fought our way through [...]
