Thursday, December 10, 2015
and Floods such as following "Diane" - and more and more industry moving out - such as the United Drug and a number of others.I know from my own experience with my own family what success they have had out there and their determination to remain there. I saw the evidence - a lovely home- a family growing up.
I think back again about the story of Hugo and Dorothy Notheisen. Suggest you go back in the book and re-read his story. As he puts it - everything he has now he earned in California - California owes him nothing - he owes California everything.
Finally - We covered all told 8233 miles with our six cylinder Ford without the slightest bit of trouble - we saw new country and things and places we will never forget. For that and our safe arrival Home we are thankful.
John Pink
Finis
The end of the story and the end of the Trail.
All I can say is that if you have had the patience to read this thru all the way - you must have more patience than I have.
I for my part - if I were younger I also would "Go West" and gamble on the future. In my mind if there is the willingness to work - then there is a living to be made in California. It takes a certain courage to sever all your connections here and gamble on a future out there - but with most of the folks I have talked with there was not one that had any regrets.
This country of our's is a wonderful country-but how wonderful it is we cannot realize until we go around and see it for ourselves.what and where the opportunities.are.
This New England climate of our's is changing-no doubt about that - what with Hurricanes-Rains storms
No matter where we went we were to an extent objects of curiosity. People would see the load on the roof and then look at our number plates to see where we originated from. Right across the country folks would drive alongside wanting to know where we came from in Massachussetts. If we were parked we would get into a discussion with former residents of Mass and we all would relate our experiences. This is certainly a small world and the people for the most part are fine people and hospitable.
I have in mind the time we were going thru the outskirts of Philadelphia to get on the Turnpike. We had stopped to ask somebody for directions and this colored chap with his wife stopped and asked if they could help us. Told him where we wanted to go and he straightened us out. Even followed us and when we didn't take the right turn - cut in ahead of us and we followed him to the Pike. Took him out of his way but as he said when he visited Boston one time everybody was so doggone obliging that he couldn't forget it and that was his way of reciprocating
Freeways
Toll Roads
Starting in with the Merritt Parkway - King's Highway in N.Y. - the Penna Turnpike - they were all very fine.
The Pennsylvania Pike - a toll road had specified speeds of 65 and 70 but it seemed as tho everybody went faster than that. The Ohio Turnpike is a continuation of the Penna Pike and I understand is now open to traffic. The Oklahoma Pike is along the same lines. Every twenty five miles or so there was a Howard Johnson Restaurant or snack Bar with a large Gasolene station. They would service your car while you were feeding the inner man.
The Dilly of them all was the Los Angeles Freeway. They had four lanes going either way with limited access and Brother I never saw traffic move the way it does out there. Large Trailer Trucks would roar along at 65 and clamoring for us to move over to the right -which we did. It gets to be a disease however and it gets so that you can't go 40 and be content. Speed - Try this Los Angeles Freeway.
certainly kept the life of the gang up and time and miles passing swiftly all the time.
They were glad to get to California and then you can imagine the confusion. Altogether in Kay and Bob's house we then had five grown-ups and six kids eleven in all. Everything worked out well however.
I feel that the trip with everything they saw - made a definite impression and here and there they came out with something that registered.
Coming home they could hardly wait to see their Mother and they were very happy when we pulled into West Roxbury and Virgil Road.
No particular problem. As long as we could keep them occupied everything was OK. Jean being ten and Tommy nine they were bound to get into some disputes which ironed themselves out. We were thankful that they were voracious readers and they could read Mobey Dick - Black Beauty or Readers Digest in fact they would read anything and enjoy discussing it. They both sat with me in the Driver's Seat and when the going got rough one or the other was banished to the rear seat. Both would have a good snooze and wake up completely refreshed.
Tommy had a specific assignment - that of feeding me cigarettes - getting the lighter going and holding it to the cigaret. In addition he always placed in my hand the cup of Orange Juice when I felt the need of non -alcoholic stimulation. Furthermore - The Captain was always right no matter what I did and upheld me right or wrong in any disputes with the ladies. Jean was his substitute when he wasn't available.
We all enjoyed the kids - they
We didn't have any but many's the time we wished we had.
Visiting the Grand Canyon - Zion Park - Yellowstone and so many other places - we could not get near enough to see details that could only be seen thru Binoculars.
Have no idea how much money would be involved in getting a pair of sufficient strength - but amongst our friends there is bound to be an old Navy Man or Ships's Officer now out of circulation - from whom these could be borrowed.
Me for Binoculars on the next trip.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
any circumstances. I don't remember just where he was working in California but he did say he was making more than he ever did back home - had steady work and loved the country.
Again - At the Gas Station in Long Beach where we regularly gassed up a Greek Young Man whose relations live around the corner from us in West Roxbury. I took back a message to his folks to sell the business and come out with him as he was there to stay.
This story could be duplicated a dozen times and at least everybody we talked to were very happy they had made the change and didn't intend to go back.
By contrast we also learned of people who also went to California - couldn't make a go of it -- and came back gladly to Boston - broke. I haven't had the privilege of talking with any of these folks but I would like to know what efforts they made to secure work.
So there you are!
Massachussetts Cars
Strange to say we saw very few Mass Cars in California. Those we met on the road always gave us a salute with their horns and we in return with much hand waving.
I remember particularly while going over the Big Horn Mountain in the Black Mountains just after we had reached the top- a Mass car came along to take the difficult road we had just completed. Didn't dare to stop for a friendly chat as we were still on the up-grade. Again much blowing of horns - cheering - hand waving - but Pink was still in a daze and kept going up and up.
Another incident in Kingman Arizona we had pulled to the side of the street when this couple came over and greeted us. He was a Machinist who had originally lived in Lawrence. Got dissatisfied with the recurring lay-offs and as there were only he and his wife they decided to pull up stakes and try their chances in California. He was then on a visit back home on vacation to visit their folks. Not to stay under
I remember particularly while going over the Big Horn Mountain in the Black Mountains just after we had reached the top- a Mass car came along to take the difficult road we had just completed. Didn't dare to stop for a friendly chat as we were still on the up-grade. Again much blowing of horns - cheering - hand waving - but Pink was still in a daze and kept going up and up.
Another incident in Kingman Arizona we had pulled to the side of the street when this couple came over and greeted us. He was a Machinist who had originally lived in Lawrence. Got dissatisfied with the recurring lay-offs and as there were only he and his wife they decided to pull up stakes and try their chances in California. He was then on a visit back home on vacation to visit their folks. Not to stay under
Original intention was to keep an accurate record of all expenses but when it came to analyzing Mrs. Pink's bookkeeping - we could not agree.
Should another occasion like this trip come along I would arrange for a Cash Columnar Journal with sufficient headings to break down all expenses.
Possibly this shouldn't be considered as it would place too much emphasis on where and how money was spent but I still feel that it would be interesting to know the entire cost of the trip including souvenirs - gifts, etc.
We took along a supply of pencils - Fountain Pens - Ink-Scratch Blocks for the children and particularly a supply of reading material. As it worked out the books kept them well occupied.
"Triptiks"
AAA American Automobile Ass
A.L.
"Touraide"
Assembling Maps from the major Gas Companies seemed to become an obsession, and it was only after a long discussion that I agreed we should sign up with the AAA.both for the Insurance coverage as well as obtaining the services with their affiliated Clubs throughout the country. It proved to be a wise choice regardless of the fact that we had no occasion to use their emergency road service. The only offices we had occasion to use were at Long Beach - Salt Lake City and Dubuque. and in all places they were very cooperative. I did feel that the "Triptiks" supplied by Boston were superior to the bound pamphlets supplied by the Southern Calif. Auto Club of Long Beach. Furthermore if somebody in the car would have read the reference books we would have visited more of the interesting places and what they represented. In addition to the AAA we had a trip book by the ALA thru the courtesy of Martina Griffin and a Touraide that we purchased from the Conoco people.
I believe for those planning a trip to make a rough outline of what
We only struck two Poor Motels and we had no choice but to accept them simply for a place to sleep. These were at Sheridan and Emmetsburg.
These all varied in prices - as follows
July 2 - Gooley's - Carlisle Pa 12.50 good
3 - Frisby's - Cambridge Oh 11.00 good
4 - Lincoln - Marshall Ill 11.50 excel
5 - Red Fox - Lebanon Ill 14.00 good
6 - Beacon - Yukon Okla 11.00 good
7 - Western - Santa Rosa N.M. 10.70 Excel
8 - Holbrook - Holbrook Ariz 16.73 Excel
9 - Loma Vista - Kingman Ariz 15.00 Very good
Aug 1 - Wittmer - St George Utah 12.00 Very Good
2 - Traveler - Salt Lake City 11.00 Fair
3 - Silver Stream - Afton 13.00 Excel
4 - Mammoth Spgs - Yellowstone 12.60 good
5- - Sheridan Wyo 12.50 Poor
6 - - Kadoka S.D. 12.00 good
7 - - Emmettsburg 9.00 Poor
8 - DuWayne - St Charles Ill 12.00 excel
9 - Ding Motel - Freemont O. 13.00 good
10 - Al-Ha-Ma - Wellsville NY 14.00 Very Good
Av cost per Motel per night - $12.69
We learn by experience and as we stopped for a Motel made it a practice to see the Room. In no case were we refused this privilege and if we were not satisfied expressed our regrets and moved on.
We had all types of Ventilation - Refrigerated
CameraThere is much more to taking a picture than snapping the shutter - as witness some of the pictures we took here and there.
I know there is an involved procedure regarding light - distances-and Heaven only know what else to get a good picture. We did the best we could with our little Brownie but they could have been better.
Not a bad idea to take your Camera to the Kodak store and they would be glad to explain some of the essential requirements for taking a good clear picture.
As always happens somebody is overlooked when it comes to mailing Post Cards. Obviously there are so very many people interested in our trip that we couldn't possibly include them all individually.
Started early to build up my own mailing list so that I wouldn't have to depend on my memory and I believe I included about everybody - checking off their names as cards were mailed.
I believe this is a practical method and of some importance.
It appears to be a common practice out West during the heat of the summer to use a screen in front of the Radiator to keep the bugs out of the Radiator core which tends to limit the cooling surface and causes the water in the radiator to boil.
We were convinced of this when at one Gas Station we asked to have the Cars blown out and were surprised how tightly the bugs had become wedged in the crevasses.
Spent $1.00 for a wire screen that fitted behind the Grill Work and in front of the Radiator. Tied on very simply-
Inexpensive and could save a headache later on.
The problem of keeping the Log current involved so much of my time that I wonder at times if it was worth the effort. The basic idea however was for it to serve as a Refresher to our minds so that we could recall places and incidents.
Also had the thought that our friends might be interested in our trip and experiences - both to those that have already been to California and to those that wishfully hope to go there. There is a lot of reading matter in these pages and the post cards for the most part may be removed to read the description on the reverse side and then reinserted in the mountings.
I hope you have had the patience to read it and if you have reached this far please remember that it took part of my blood to keep it up.
We left Boston July 2nd and at Framingham Center ran into a light drizzle that didn't amount to anything and soon cleared up.
July 3rd we got off the track and had to cut back south in order to get on Route 66 at Cambridge Ohio. We ran into a flash storm near Steubenville Ohio over a stretch of road construction that gave us the shivers for a while.
We had no more rain after that - including our entire stay at Long Beach - our trip home - until the last day Thursday August 11th. On that day we left Wellsville N.Y. in the rain - it rained intermittently all that day until we arrived home in Boston.
I can't help but make one more reference to the Long Beach weather. Not a day that was unseasonably hot - every night a sheet and blanket and only thing in the way of moisture was an occasional haze that would burn off about 11 AM.
But Rain - Long Beach don't know what it is.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Gasoline
Regular
Ethyl
Emergency. 1 gal Safety can with spout
On the trip to Long Beach we covered a total of 3641 miles. Our gas consumption record was not kept too accurately so I am unable to figure the miles per gallon.
The trip home to the door covered 4128 miles so that the total trip both ways covered 7769 miles plus 464 miles gallivanting on tours etc. from Long Beach a grand total of 8233 miles.
Total gas consumed trip home 4128 mi 2424 gals
total Cost gas $79.90
Av. Miles per Gallon -- Ethyl 17.03
Cost per Gallon varied from a low of 27.9 in Boston to a high of 38c per gallon
Have in mind the average of 17.03 miles covered mountain climbing as well as flat country - generally at an average speed of from 55 to 60 miles per hour.
Don't really know if this can be considered good mileage or not for a 1953 6 cyl. Ford.
Most everybody seemed to be very much concerned about the Desert. Was it really as bad as it was painted. Of course I can only speak of our own experiences. Our original plan had been to go from Kingman to Needles and then thru to San Bernadino but the Motel Proprietor at Kingman convinced us that we should go thru Boulder Dam - Las Vegas and cross the desert from there. I don't know whether we were unusually fortunate or not but I experienced no particular discomfort on the way out. On the trip home we followed the same route and while it was hot - it aws not unbearably so. No doubt that a Car Cooler would have been a help - but knowing what I know now I would arrange to start crossing the desert at day-break so that by ten or eleven o'clock the worst of it would be behind you. Fear of the Desert is I believe the worst enemy.
Food
Outside Cooking
Power Burner
In our original planning for this trip we felt that both time and money could be saved by cooking our meals on the road but it didn't work out exactly that way. We had taken along two freezers with various kinds of canned food together with bacon and eggs. The picnic basket contained the dishes - dry cereals - silver ware, etc. This meant that these had to be carried in the trunk together with the bottled gas two burner stove. First of all outside of the State of Ohio we did not find too many convenient and places to prepare a meal at. In Ohio there were many many Roadside places especially prepared for that purpose with running pump water. By the time we unloaded the trunk and got the food cooking it became a battle as to whether we or the flies would get the benefit. After the meal-getting the dishes washed-everything in the trunk repacked -place picked up - it just wasn't worth the effort so we settled for a light breakfast at a restaurant- a light lunch at 12M or 1:00PM and a good substantial dinner at night in the best restaurant we could find. May have cost more but believe it was best in the long run.
Practically every State we went thru had varying Sales Taxes but in only one case were we given Stubs to show that the tax had been paid. See Stubs on page 246. Why there should be so much resistance to a Sales Tax in our State is difficult to understand for I believe that it distributes the load equitably and tourist pays as well as the native.
Canvas-Aluminum Cover
Thanks to our good friends Henry Halmann and Bill Jansen we were provided with both a canvas and aluminum covered airplane cloth. The airplane cloth was used overall and no question but it did provide a form of insulation between the roof of the car and the load on the carrier. Feel now that even if no load were carried on the luggage carrier it would still serve a useful purpose as an insulating agent.
I suppose everybody going on a trip always tries to prepare to take along enough clothing - both inner and outerwear. That applied to us also. We took along far more than we needed - ready for any eventuality. Generally speaking when you are on the road you live out of a suitcase and I really believe that we - that is each individual could have used one suitcase to hold all belongings. It became a practice to wash certain things out nightly and they were usually dry in the morning. If everything for the trip could be carried in the trunk of the car and eliminate the use of the carrier entirely it would add greatly to the speed by eliminating wind resistance. There is no doubt whatever but that this wind resistance did hold us back, as well as adding to the cross wind resistance.
We had considered buying one of these at 14.95 but thought we could do without it. However if we were to take a similar trip I think it is worth while. This is a cylindrical affair that can be fitted into the right front or right rear window. It contains a tank of water with a roller that is revolved with a rope and the air rushing thru the opening goes over the wet canvas and gives a cooling effect.
Electric Percolator
No cooking is allowed in any of the Motels but a number of tourists we talked to used an electric percolator which could be plugged into an outlet and provide a good cup of coffee in the morning. Lump Sugar and Pream provides the milk. On another trip I would provide for this.
Oil and Lubrication
Radiator
Car Performance
Original tires on the car had gone over 17,000 miles but I am happy to say that we had no trouble of any kind with tires. When we gassed up at night after supper and the tires had had a chance to cool off I always had the tires checked and kept them constantly at 28 lbs until we hit the home stretch and then kept them at 29 lbs. Constant driving in the heat would build the pressure up so that at times we would have 30 lbs. Most tire men argue that more blowouts occur because of under inflation rather than over inflation. As far as the tires are concerned there is no question but that we were extremely fortunate.
Before we started had the car greased - oil change - new spark plugs - motor tuned up. This six cylinder Ford only takes four quarts of oil and I added only one quart on the way and possibly it didn't need that. Covered 641 miles on the way out and the motor functioned perfectly all the way.
We had a Blue Sun Visor installed before we left Boston and I know this contributed greatly to the comfort of driving. This cost $17.50
Wiper Blades
A new pair cost $3.00 and no matter how hard it rained on that last day they did the trick. Most of us are inclined to leave these on too long and they lose their efficiency.
Inner Spring Driving Seat and Back
Had always used a Foam Rubber Cushion for the base of my back but for this trip picked up this innerspring seat and back for $3.75. A good investment. Allowed the air to circulate underneath and behind the back. A great comfort and made for cool driving.
Insulation
Glycerin for Suction Cups
We were fortunate in having one of our neighbors Mr & Mrs Lewis Maier offer the use of their Luggage Carrier. This was an aluminum affair that completely covered the top of the car and held comfortably all the suitcases and boxes we planned to take us thru to Long Beach. Four straps held the rack to the four corners of the roof. We had simonized the top figuring the wax would offer good suction and keep the cups from shifting. It didn't work out that way and we had to stop every once in a while to tighten up the straps. On the way home I stopped in Long Beach and picked up two additional straps for the front end of the rack as well as a small bottle of Glycerin which was sponged on the cups and settled down. This arrangement rode perfectly and despite a heavier load on the rack it didn't shift the least bit. In fact when we took the carrier off the roof we had to pry the suction cups loose with a screw driver.
Probably not everybody will agree with me about a Steering Wheel Cover but I found that with continuous hours of driving I could hold the steering wheel more securely with out the chance of slipping out of your grip if we should happen to hit a bad jounce. I might say at this time that the driving didn't bother me one bit - my greatest difficulty was fighting the crosswinds - particularly going over the Oklahoma Hills. With the load on the Luggage Rack it naturally offered a lot of wind resistance from all sides. Keeping the car on course was a hard job and much more work than the driving.
This is an inexpensive item and well worth while.
The larger jug was kept exclusively for Ice Water and we would vary the drink from Orange Juice to Ice Water. The most difficult driving time for me was after lunch when I would start yawning and I would have great difficulty in keeping my eyes open and function properly. There was only one remedy for this so I would call for a wet cloth. The Ladies had the jugs in the back of the car so they would soak a cloth with ice water with which I would litterally soak my head - the back of my neck and wash my face. This would do the trick and after I got over this spell of drowsyness I could keep going indefinitely. For these reason I consider at least two jugs as very important. I might add that the Ladies also would sponge their faces and wrists particularly driving thru the Desert in order to keep cool.
Stone Lined
We took along a one gallon and a half gallon Jug. The gallon jug was made with a crockery jug and held the cold much better than the half gallon which was glass inside. Recommend spending the extra money to get a crockery insert for the half gallon jug. The larger jug was used exclusively for Ice Water and the smaller jug for orange and grapefruit concentrated juice. It was always a problem to get Ice for these jugs as well as the freezers but if we couldn't get it at the Motel where we stopped we usually managed to pick it up on the road usually for 50c we could get a twenty five pound bag of either cubes or crushed ice. After we got the ice we would pick up a couple of cans of frozen concentrated juice - let it thaw out in the car and then empty them in the 1/2 gal jug with the ice - fill it with water and shake it up. We were then in business . During the day we all would nibble on it - I more so than the others - and while it wasn't as satisfying as beer, it did the trick in keeping me awake. I must have drinked five gallons of the stuff.
Conclusions
This will be a sort of review of what we found to be advantageous to anyone contemplating a trip such as the one we made -what to avoid-what to look for and so on.
I had been forewarned to spend the money for prescription Sun Glasses but thought I could avoid the expense and wear sunglasses over my regular glasses. I had bought an inexpensive pair of glasses and left them at home. Fortunately Gladys had a pair of clip-ons that answered the purpose fairly well but not completely satisfactory. Prescription glasses would have cost from $17 to $20 but now that the trip is completed I feel that this would have been a good investment and of prime importance - particularly if there is only one driver involved. When you are driving ten hours a day anything that will save eye-strain is worth while and this the prescription glasses would have done and at the same time allow the glasses to be used for reading purposes.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Patience
If you have had the patience to read thru these pages so far you may just as well continue reading the conclusions I have reached on the following pages.
Have in mind that this was the first overnight trip that any of our group had taken over the road and naturally we did things that we shouldn't have done and vice versa.
The weather had been atrocious all day. We would pull out of one cloud burst only to run into another. This continued until we came to Great Barrington and from there went to Westfield West Springfield - Palmer - Worcester Turnpike and home. Dropped Gladys off at Dedham and we landed in West Roxbury about 9:30 - everybody in good shape and receiving a Royal Welcome from the balance of the Family
We moved right along today - due to the absence of traffic on account of the storm - and clocked 468 miles.
We had stopped for a second breakfast in Grand Gorge and there I was fortunate to get hold of a Barber for a Haircut and I was a new man again.
Friday, December 4, 2015
Left Wellsville NY
Al-Ha-Mar Motel 24806
Arrived Home
Thursday 9:15 PM 25274
Elapsed Mileage 468 mi
Breakfast
2nd Breakfast
Lunch
Supper
Gas
11.7 gal @ 30.9 Oteto NY 3.60
10 gal @ 29.9 @ Brinfield 3.00
5 gal @ 27.9 West Rox. 1.40
Final gas for Completion of trip
Started w/ full Tank
Finished w/ full Tank
Home Again Thursday 9:15 PM
Woke up this morning at ten minutes to five - Had a shower and went across the Courtyard to get the Ladies up. It was still dark - light rain - and only after a couple of trips was I able to get them out of the sack so we could start rolling on the home stretch. Figured if we could get going early enough that we should be home by 8:30. Actually we would have made it if we didn't waste so much time eating at the "El Rancho" just before pulling into Palmer, Mass. This place specialized on Italian Dishes so rather than have a full meal thought we would settle for a sandwich. So I had a hot Italian Sausage Sandwich with peppers and onions. It was all right but not too tasty. Tommy and Jean had children's orders of MeatBalls and Spaghetti which they cleaned up fairly well. Helen and Gladys had Meat Ball sandwiches slobbered over with Italian Sauce. Gladys ate very little of her's so I tasted it. Didn't care for it - too highly seasoned and not appetizing. Helen finished hers off OK altho I was afraid it would make her sick later - which it didn't.
Left Freemont - Ohio
Ding Motel 24426
Arrived Wellsville N
"AL-Ha-MA" Motel $14.00 24806
Elapsed Mileage 380 Mr.
Breakfast
Lunch
Supper
Gas
13 gal @ 30.9 4.00
12.5 " @ 30.3 3.80
This Motel in Wellsville NY is a very lovely place. We had no success along the line with Motels and things started to look a bit black when we finally struck this place. Had to take two separate rooms w/ a roll-a-way in one of them but it all worked out all right. Usually we stopped to get the Motel first and then dig up a place to eat. This time we had our supper first in.....where the Ladies all had a cubed steak - Tommy a Deluxe Hamburger and I a veal cutlet. Food wasn't bad and this Palace Restaurant was the only one in town that wasn't also a Gin Mill. The ladies had decided on some Rice Pudding so while they were getting that I went to see if I could get a Haircut someplace. Being Wednesday everything was closed. If I don't get a hair cut soon I will be mistaken for one of the Indians.
After we had settled in our room at the Motel we started off for a place to eat. We wound up in a very modern large Dining Room in Elmhurst not far away and most of us had Fried Chicken. While chewing on a bone I must have loosened a tooth in my plate and before I knew it I felt a cavity. I was flabbergasted but there was nothing I could do about it except to look for the missing tooth amongst the bones where I finally found it. Put it away and planned to wait until I got back to Boston to have it replaced. So there I was missing one front tooth and everybody getting a great laugh out of it.We got back to our Motel after nine o'clock and everybody hit the hay so we could get an early. Figured we could cross part of N.Y . State and that part of Penna that juts up near the Great Lakes and then back into New York State again. That was the plan and it looked reasonable.
Left
St Charles Ill 24093
Arrived 5:30
Ding Motel 24426
Freemont Ohio
Elapsed Mileage 344
Breakfast - Elmhunt 1.60
Lunch - Bremen 2.65
Supper 4.54
Gas
Ridgeville Corners - Ohio
14.3 gal @ 31.1 4.50
We had quite a time getting out of this town headed towards Boston. We started out and interpreted the map to stay on Route '64. Before we knew it we were in downtown Chicago. We learned this after we talked with an Officer and he finally got us back on the right track. We had to go out on Western Ave to 176th St - a ride of about sixteen miles before we go on Route 6 headed home
The DuWayne Motel in St Charles was one of the better ones. A Beautiful room w/2 double beds and a folding chair that made up into a single bed. They had provided two cups w/individual packages of Coffee & Powdered Milk and sugar. They requested that if it were used to leave 10c on the Desk. We had the Coffee but overlooked leaving the money.
Car still running beautifully and now have hopes of getting home by Thursday.
Nothing of any consequence happened outside of one thing?
Left Emmittsberg Iowa 23633
Arrived
St Charles Ill 24082
Elapsed Mileage 449 mi.
Breakfast - Cromo Utah 2.25
Lunch Holywood DeBuque 3.33
Supper Lazy 'K'-Glen Ellyn 4.75
DuWayne Motel 12.00
Gas
7.4 Charles City 33.3 2.45
10.4 Dubuque 33.5 3.50
10.9 St. Charles 29.9 3.20
Lost-One Front Tooth on Lazy-K chicken
Coffee for Breakfast
This Motel we stopped at in Emmettsberg was not first class but as it was the only one in town we had no choice but to take it or ride another twenty miles and gamble We had done enough riding for that day anyway. Supposed to be air-conditioned but if it was it didn't function.
After we washed up we went downtown to look for a place to eat and had to settle for a Greek Restaurant and Combination spa.
As usual in most of these type places we had an unsatisfactory meal but it filled up the hole temporarily. Walked around the Main Street for a while and then back to the Motel and ready for bed.
Funny thing about these Motels-cars start pulling out anywhere's from three o'clock on. If the place is filled up there is a "No Vacancy" sign lit up at the entrance but still they try to get in. So you hear them turn around and drive out again.
Sunday August 7thLeft Kadoka S.D. 23216
Silver Court
Arrived
Emmettsberg Iowa 23631
Elapsed Mileage 415 Mi.
Breakfast H.H. 2.38
Lunch 2.08
Supper Emmettsburg 4.66
Church
Our Lady of Victory
Kadoka S.D.
Gas
6 gals 33.7 2.05
12.7 " @ 32.7 4.20
12.7 " @ 29.9 3.80
As we left Kadoka SD we were advised to leave the main route and take in the Bad Lands Country. Again we were happy that we did for the road took us thru some 27 miles of winding road - up hill - down hill- mountains - curves steep grades that showed off to advantage all the gorgeous sights of this National Park which is also under the supervision of the government. This is an absolute desolate spot - the various rock formations all have their own name.
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