Whenever Liz and I go somewhere on vacation, historical sites and roads are always a high priority.
We just returned from 17 days in an attempt to escape from this lousy Midwestern winter. Normally, I have no problem with them, but this year, it was particularly miserable.
We drove historic Route 66 through Illinois from Dwight to Springfield. WE also spent quite a bit of time on US-90 and US-98 as we cruised the Gulf Coast.
I also went into three masonary Civil War forts, saw how Jefferson Davis' Beauvoir was coming along, drove around historic Pensacola, Fl, and visited the Naval Air Museum while there.
We came back most of the way on US-45 from its southern terminus in Mobile, Alabama, to Champagne, Illinois. These four mentioned US highways were all part of the original road system developed in 1928.
One other sad historical thing we encountered was the highest gas prices-ever in the US, especially yesterday and Monday night.
We saw two gas stations charging $3.50 for regular gas.
Good Thing We Came Home Yesterday. We Might Not Have Been Able to Afford it Today!!
--Cooter
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