Route 66 to Las Vegas

5 August 2018

Goodbye to Annalise, the Norwegian owner of the Stagecoach 66 Motel Seligman. I love the interesting people I have met on my travels. Annalise is 74 and rides her Indian Motorcycle around the USA solo. It was such a pleasure meeting her and hope I see her again on our travels.

Some fun stops on Route 66 which inspired the animation “Cars”

Radiator Springs

Hackberry

Mike’s Outpost Saloon

One stop was at the Route 66 General Store. A cowboy with the sexiest voice gave me a compliment which made me all flustered. As I walked into the store his remark “The scenery is pretty good in here” was the nicest pick up line I have heard. Where was he last night!! Shame I was leaving.

Throughout my trip people would say things like “you are so brave travelling alone”, “aren’t you scared driving alone” and my answers are “would you drive to the next town or state alone? That’s all I am doing. But driving to the next state”. However today I had a moment or two of concern. Driving to Las Vegas the temperature got to 46C/115F and I was praying that the car would not break down. There was no reason for it to break down but that temperature in the desert made me worry.

At my hotel, the Royal Resort, $US133 for 3 nights free parking and best of all no resort fee, I cooled off in the pool but as it was 40C/106F at 6.30pm I decided a cool shower and the cool hotel room was required.

2 people I met on the northbound Alaska cruise, Valentine and Abe joined me in Vegas.

Bellagio water show

And across the road