Kolleen Lucariello#TheABCGirl
Author. Writer. Speaker.
  • Home
  • S.
  • P.
  • E.
  • A.
  • K.
  • Product
  • Activ8Her.org

Where in the World are Papa & Mimi? Day Six Edition

8/28/2021

Comments

 
Our sixth day of adventure included Papa and Mimi helping to escort a man out of jail, but I will explain that later. 

Our first stop of the day was in Springfield, Missouri Visitor Center. Papa said, “Take a picture of the telephone booth. I doubt the kids have ever seen one.” We saw several different treasures there and read about the history of Springfield. They call it “the birthplace of Route 66” because this is where it was named. 

From there—oh, let me just say, Papa is becoming a pro at twisting and turning this RV down narrow roads—anyway, we made our way to Mother Road Mercantile and he wins the constant for the best Route 66 stamp. He told us if we were going to make it to California by the 3rd we needed to pick up a little speed. Yikes. Papa LOVED hearing that, me? Not so much.  

Our next stop was in Carthage at the Visitors Bureau. I met one of their Board Members through LeadHer. Kim Bausinger made sure we were well taken care of. We left with a bag full of goodies for each of you grandkids! This would be a cool town to come back and stay a day or two. There is much history to it. Apparently after a war in the town there were only 35 people left. That is until the town of Joplin became the mining town and brought people into Carthage.  This little town once held the most millionaires in the US. We also we given instruction on the correct way to pronounce certain words while in Missouri: Wash is Warsh, Miami is Miama, etc. 

When we stopped in Webb City we parked in a parking area and had to walk a bit to find the Welcome Center. We were disappointed to arrive and find it closed. However, there was a note on the door that explained all we needed to do was walk up the street to the police station and they could stamp the passport there. So, that’s just what we did. 

When we walked in there was a man sitting in a chair to the left of us. Now, let me explain that this entry was the size of our RV house; pretty small. We stepped in and the man in the chair told me there was someone behind the glass window. We could not see anyone. After receiving our stamp and a pin of Webb City, Papa turned to step out and the man in the chair hopped right up and followed him  out. It gave me a pause for a moment because it was apparent when we first saw him that he did not appear thrilled to be sitting in that chair. I followed them both out the door and the man quickly turned left while Papa and I walked across the street. I did keep my eyes on the man as he was speedily making his way down the alley between buildings. 

We weren’t too far from the RV when I heard some commotion and turned to see a Police car speeding down the road, turn right, and then stop behind the man in the orange shirt who now had his hands high in the air. He was handcuffed and put back in the car. So Papa and Mimi helped him in his first attempt at a getaway. Lesson learned—don’t use Papa and Mimi to get out of your consequences. 

Let’s go to the beautiful town of Joplin! We had a nice chat with Ann and she told us the best places to eat in town and the “must see” places to stop along the way. We had a great lunch and Beast and Bistro; Papa says it was the best Steak sandwich he’s had in long time. 

We had a short drive through Kansas and stopped to find Gearhead Curios closed, but Papa had the brilliant idea of looking in the mailbox to discover a baggie with small papers of stamps! I said, “What made you look in there?” “I don’t know,” he said, “Just being nosy, I guess.” Thank you, Lord for the nudge to be nosy. This is a great little gas station they are refurbishing to its original design. 

We drove into the town of Miami (pronounced, Miama), Oklahoma and walked to visit our next stamp contributor. It was incredibly hot! Once we had our stamp we continued on to Claremore, OK where we’d visit the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. Oh, my goodness! The girls who worked here were the absolute best. They were both so friendly (I have forgotten their names) but they gave us all sorts of goodies. My favorite was the Will Roger’s quote book—he was a smart man. 

We had two stops left to make and our friends, the Schell’s were waiting for us to arrive for the night, so we were moving fast. A stop at the Mother Road Market and the Route 66 Interpretive center would finish up our day. The Interpretive Center was closed when we arrived, but we’ve got our picture to prove we were there. 

We finally drove into the Schell’s driveway where we parked for the night. That’s it for this day’s adventure. 

Love and miss you, 
​Papa and Mimi

Picture
The Route 66 sign outside of the Springfield Visitor center.
Picture
I believe this is a replicate of the original sign that was made to say, Giant Hamburger, but when it wouldn’t fit under a bridge they had to cut off the ‘er’.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Will Rogers Memorial Museum. He has volumes of quote books. One I like is, “Even if you’re on the right track you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” Next time we go through we want to see more of this.
Picture
Papa wanted all of the grandkids to see a telephone booth!
Picture
Papa and Mimi in Catrthage Visitors Bureau. Discovered a lot about the town and was gifted with lots of treasures. Thanks, Kim!
Picture
Picture
Gas station they are working to preserve in Gearhead Curios, KS. There is only a short part of Route 66 that goes through Kansas. We read that Interstate 40 cut that part out of the route.
Picture
License plate flag made from 169 KS license plates.
Picture
This was Oklahoma’s first food hall.
Picture
Our last stop of the day was at the Route 66 Interpretive Center and it was closed! No stamp for us here, but we have a photo that proves we stopped!
Picture
Outside the Mother Road Mercantile. FULL of antiques and unique items.
Picture
Picture
Sad to find the Visitor Center in Webb City, MO closed…but..sent to the police station.
Picture
Truck outside the Webb City Visitor Center.
Picture
Witness the arrest of the man who used us as his getaway ticket.
Picture
A little bit of history about Miami, OK.
Comments
    "...Exhort one another daily, while it is called 'Today,' 
    lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin
    " (Hebrews 3:13, NKJV).

    Archives

    September 2021
    August 2021
    March 2021
    May 2020
    March 2020
    October 2019
    June 2019
    April 2019
    August 2018
    July 2018
    May 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    September 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    January 2014
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    November 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly