No blog the past few days as we've been Wi-fi-less! Last night we stayed in Dillon State Park, in Zanesville, Ohio. This was a beautiful suprise nestled in the trees adjacent a lake where, at last, the boys got a chance to fish. Within 6 minutes of baiting their line with stinky bait and teaching them the finer points of catching catfish...they pulled out a catfish! Made Pop look pretty smart, (and surprised Pop!)
COZY DRIVE IN, SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS
We raced the rest of the day on major highways to get to Springfield, Illinois before the Cozy Drive-in closed at 8:00 p.m. We made it with about 15 minutes to spare and devoured enough corn dogs to impress any good Route 66'r...The Drive-in has been a landmark on Route 66 since 1950! The Cozy Dog was invented by Ed Waldmire, father of Bisbee's own Bob Waldmire (from earlier in the blog). There are plenty of tributes to Bob in the restaurant and even a collection of his art postcards, the same ones we carry in the Scoop. It was nice to connect the dots and to see this landmark amongst the franchises holding it's own. The kids, without provocation all chimed in, "look at McDonald's!, they have fewer cars than the Cozy Dog!"
The next four days will round out our trip along Route 66 as we turn the compass toward Bisbee. The trip is far from over but there's something about knowing that home is over the next ridge that starts the end credits. We still have some interesting stops to make....like....like...The leaning tower of Texas..the U Drop inn, Route 66 museum, Will Rogers memorial museum. No, I'm not trying to torture our kids! So, far, you'd think they actually liked the torture of "nostalgia".
Note to Illona and Martha in the Visitors center: While lounging outside the R.V. in a camp spot we met Ruby Wood! She came up to us and said, "we love your coffee! Do you know Bruce and Martha McAlister?" What a small world eh? They're planning a trip next year and want to know if they can come visit with the entire gang!
We've given out tons of coffee and information on Bisbee daily. Most people we talk to have heard or have been to Bisbee and enjoyed their visit, many with
fond memories of the Coffee Co. as well.
3 comments:
Just got my Bisbee Coffee delivered straight to my door! Wow! I can't believe you've been in business this long and I never thought to do that one easy thing! It's absolutely awesome. I got my own little coffee shop sitting on my counter: There's Miner's Blend, Ethiopian Harar and Kenyan Peaberry keeping close company with the Firehouse Blend that was nearly empty. I'm glad I've officially stepped into the 21st century where mail order really is the next best thing to being there!
Rock on, Bisbee Coffee Company! Life is short. Use the good china, take long vacations AND drink the good stuff every chance you get!
Hey, Rob, here's hoping you guys are having a great vacation trip!
I've been tracking your travels on this blog, and I've shown it to the good folks here at my office, and one gentleman is a big fan of gigantic motorhomes.
The boss, Gus Suarez, says he's love to see the wrapping job they did on your rig, because we're looking at buying a fleet of Scions and having them wrapped, so if you're still planning on swinging through the Phoenix area on the way back home, we'd love to have you swing by!
- Eric
Hey your lookin like your little brother! Wow you guys can really travel! Are you smelling the pickle loaf?
Love you guys!!
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