Wednesday 12 September 2012

Sleeping in a Wigwam tonight cont...

Needles to San Bernadino was an early start with a quick Skype call from Jenny and Isabelle, which was a lovely bonus! Hot Hot Hot today and some very beautiful landscapes. We were like big kids  when the huge freight trains went by, waving and waiting for them to toot their whistles/horns which most of them were quite happy to. We had to stop a lot for drinks and on one stop passing through Amboy we went to Roy's Cafe which was a little bit special so we drank up our route66 root beer and got back on the road.

Newberry Springs, Dagget and Barstow were a few places that we passed through just as the black clouds were moving our way. You could feel the temperature changing and the wind picking up, so we pulled over and put on the waterproofs ready. Good job we were ready as the rain came thick and fast but not for too long. We thought we had escaped it when we came across a wash section in the desert which was flooded and fast flowing, and not really safe to pass on two wheels. So we turned around and headed back to the interstate (which luckily wasn't far) a shame we couldn't pass rt66 here, on the interstate Craig even saw one of the 4x4 cars which tried to pass the washes (so even they couldn't do it!).

Heading for Victorville we got lost a few times, due to missing the signs, or them saying "next Junction" but it should have read this junction (Americans!) This meant we missed the museum that we wanted to visit as it shut at 4! The heat, the rapid changes in weather, and all those miles were making us both quite tired by now. We were both ready for a shower and some food, but we now had to find San Bernadino. We found San Bernadino but it was not what we had expected. The Wigwam motel was the only thing related to route 66 for miles and it looked out of place in a what seemed like a run down area.  However this didn't bother us as it had a pool, a fridge and free wifi which we weren't expecting. We went on a hunt for something to eat, when eventually after passing Mcdonalds, KFC, and more similar fast food outlets we found a Sizzlers (Steak place). When we got in, there was no one there, bar a Lions rotary meeting next door??? Loved the Wigwam experience and we can now say that we have slept in a classic route 66 Wigwam motel!!! Inside was not at all what we expected, we expected to be able to see right to the top of the wigwam but it has a ceiling, and it was actually quite roomy!

Tomorrow is our last day with the Harley and the final stretch of route 66! We can't believe the end is nearly here!












No comments:

Post a Comment