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 This is Part II of our post on Route 66, taking you through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read on to find out why we don’t make it to the end of the road, our concluding thoughts on our road trip, and tips for those planning their own kicks down Route 66.      Nat King Cole sang, “If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that’s best; get your kicks on Route 66.” Well, our plan was to head west, so, even though Route 66 had never been on either of our bucket lists, Bruno and I decided to listen to Nat King Cole. We would, like so many before us, get our kicks on Route 66!  We started November in France, but after three flights and almost 5,000km, we’ve ended up in Arizona, USA! November was thus a month of road trips (Route 66!), lessons in American-style camping, and a few visits to my first American national parks. And now, it’s time to buckle down and find a new camper van.  France doesn’t unveil itself to me from behind the lens of its tourist towns. It unveils itself to me at its long, food-filled tables. Increasingly, through these rituals of food and connection, France has ceased to be a two-dimensional place with a long list of places to see – instead, it has become a comforting, comfortable, community-filled home.  Now, after the recent presidential election, it is more important than ever that I travel through the US. Because prejudice should never be met with prejudice, intolerance with intolerance, fear with fear. I know now that it is through my travels in America that the seeds of anger that Trump has sown within me with be uprooted.
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rcs - I actually watched Molly’s video (fast-forwarding in certain areas) but she ate three 72oz. steaks, each with a roll, baked potato and salad plus lots of water to wash it down, in 20 minutes!!! Unbelievable…
Thought Bruno might like to try it???
Brittany - I should have know you would watch it… It actually made me nauseous, and I stopped after about a minute or so.
Elizabeth S. - I really loved this 2-part installment. So interesting and who knew it would be? I am as pleasantly surprised as you likely were. As always the photos are a great addition.
Brittany - We went a little camera-crazy during this road trip – over 1,000 photos!!
Leslie Brown - P.S. Love ya…
Leslie Brown - Enough of Route 66 eh! O well, when you get to Tucson, try biking up Mount Lemmon.. That will get rid of all the biscuits and gravy.
Have a Merry Christmas and wishing you safe travels
Grampa
Brittany - I actually specifically thought of you and Leonie when I gave the advice at the end about my favourite section of the route being Illinois. I could totally see the two of you doing Chicago-St. Louis as a road trip next summer. What do you think??
Marc - http://bbc.in/2fZba4Z
By chance last week there was a programme on the BBC radio 4 about the “The Green Book”…very illuminating, disturbing and a bit chilling about not so distant American history.
You are a pretty amazing couple…thanks for sharing your travels and especially your feelings and interpretations of what you come across. Your writing style is wonderfully straightforward, smooth kind and warm hearted.
Thank you.
Marc
Brittany - Thank you very much for the wonderful compliment – I’m blushing! 🙂
I had first heard about the Green Book on a podcast called 99% Invisible. It’s so important to look beyond the general narratives we are fed about the places we visit, and I’m slowly learning to consider the way minority communities experience and interpret different historical events.
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Brittany and Bruno