Roughing It On An Epic Road Trip

[CC Rider]

At a rest stop past Frederick, MD


At the rest stop

[CC Rider]

I just missed taking a photo of a bunch of people checking out the Impala at a Cracker Barrel in Frankfort, KY


Just another shot. Bryan ran from it when I tried to capture him in this pic.


At the cheap hotel. This is actually nice for the price! This is today's log entry;

We ended up stopping in Frankfort, KY which is between Lexington and Louisville. So we drove a bit further today than I planned, but that is great. Impala did well averaging 17 MPG which is not bad for a big car. Used 1 Qt of oil, which I have refills in the trunk. Will check coolant tomorrow. Found two rattles I was hearing. One of the SS hub caps has a loose center cap and a tranny cooler line rattles on the frame under medium acceleration. Even dirty, the Impala is getting lots of thumbs up, smiles, pointing, and horn honking. And at every stop, someone had one "just like it" back in the day. I just missed taking a photo of the crowd round it at Cracker Barrel.
Think I have to remove that stupid steering wheel wrap as my hands are getting greasy. I'll have to replace the two front brake hoses (not leaking) and I think the tranny mount needs replacement.

Bryan is having a good time too. He added Ketucky to his list of states he's visited. We'll be able to sight-see more when we arrive in Missouri an Oklahoma.

Not many on-the-road photos today. All we did was drive up up and down hills and mountains covered in trees or corn. No offense, but WV us kinda boring, KY is a little better.

I have some photos on my point and shoot camera that I will load when I return home.

[Xplantdad]

Awesome! Good to talk with you tonight. Get some good sleep and drive safe tomorrow [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

[Bill Pritchard]

I bet everyone at the Cracker Barrel, after seeing the license plate, was saying &quot;wow look how clean those Arizona cars are&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

Safe travels, Rick &amp; Bryan [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[CC Rider]

Thanks guys.

If it were an AZ car, the interior would probably be dry rotted. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

[CC Rider]

I think the Impala was safe last night.

[markinnaples]

Love the updates. WV is beautiful if you get off the highways and off the beaten paths, and KY is as well. Best of luck on your trip.

[Verne_Frantz]

Great story! That's the way to enjoy a car. Memories with your son also that you will never forget.

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[watk69]

this is so heartwarming to see. Someday my Son and I are going to have to &quot;un&quot; trailer queen the 69 Z and do this very same thing.......starting from Flagstaff

[CC Rider]

Thanks everyone!

We made it to Springfield, MO and are staying at the Lamplight Inn, cheap but nice place. I can keep an eye on the car here.

We started out running from a nasty looking storm in Frankfort, KY today. To avoid rush hour in Louisville, we stopped and are at a Cracker Barrel. Afterwards, we knocked off serious mileage through Indiana and Illinois. The first attached photo is of a used car lot with a a needy Grand Prix for sale. The others are of St Louis, MO. Bryan took some more with my camera, which I will post when we return.

Impala is still knocking down 17 MPG, and now I would like to find an air filter for it. Not clogged, but time for replacement. It's actually loosening up and running better. Rides so smooth too.

Tomorrow we head to OKC driving on Rt66. This should be awesome!



Needy green Grand Prix for sale in Mt Vernon, IL





At a rest stop somewhere in Indiana, Facebook said we were in the United States.



Removed that stupid steering wheel wrap, now my hands stay clean!



At the motel.