Route 66!

So today we started a new adventure...we plan to drive Route 66 from end to end!  We took the Camaro through the downtown Chicago traffic, primarily to get a photo op at the "Route 66 Begins" sign.  The problem with selfies is that while I was in focus, the sign was unreadable if you didn't know what you're looking at.  No worries though...my lovely navigator Elsie came through as a model too, and we have a pic for posterity's sake!
We headed off down the Mother Road, finally getting out of the city and suburbia, passing through numerous small towns, some more picturesque than others.  One we had to stop in was Wilmington, IL, where a friendly biker took a picture of all of us in front of the Gemini Giant.  Buddy wasn't real cooperative as a model, but he's in the picture anyway.
Somewhere near Dwight,IL we missed a turn and got off the route for a bit, but I'm sure that's not the only time that will happen, in spite of the guidebook I bought.  The turn by turn directions are pretty accurate but it's a little vague sometimes.  That's alright...it'll add to the adventure!  We're staying in Bloomington tonight and will probably get past St. Louis tomorrow.  The short distances seem weird to me after all the road warrior trips I've done in recent years, but shorter days in the saddle with more frequent breaks will be a nice change.