route 66

kiwinurse · Post by **kiwinurse** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:02 pm

I know this is a checker site,but partners of checker players often have interesting lives too.And i wanted to share with you guys that my husband Jim left yesterday to do route 66 in America.And he has a blog site on his daily travels.If you want to look it up, its coolkiwi55.blogspot.com . Hes bought a harley in America that hes picking up tomorrow,and hes very excited about what hes doing,having planned it for two years with two other friends.

Alan Millhone · Post by **Alan Millhone** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:28 pm

Hi Jan:

Doubt if they will ride thru Belpre............. Be nice to meet your Jim though.

Regards:
Alan

kiwinurse · Post by **kiwinurse** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:00 pm

Hi there Alan,would love Jim to meet you. Have a look at his blog site,it tells you where hes going.Hes going a lot of places,his prime aim is to do sturgess. Mac Banks gave him his address in Vegas,but unfortunately Macs away at the time hes there.Hope all is well with you.Sorry i havent kept up much with you lately, so busy with life here,work .grandkids etc,love Jan

john reade · Post by **john reade** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:57 am

Is Jim considering doing a similar trip in Britain some time? If so it would be nice to meet him here too! Give him our best wishes for success on Route 66.

liam stephens · Post by **liam stephens** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:07 am

A great bike Jan !!
Congratulations to Jim, and hope he does well in the USA.

Regards - Liam.

Ingo_Zachos · Post by **Ingo_Zachos** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:53 am

Sounds like a dream fullfilled.

Is he going all the way to South America or only the states?

Greetinx from finally sunny Germany,

Ingo Zachos

Dennis Cayton · Post by **Dennis Cayton** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:59 am

Hi Jan,

I want to wish your husband a safe and rewarding and blessed trip.

All The Best,

Dennis Cayton

Alex_Moiseyev · Post by **Alex_Moiseyev** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:45 am

Hi Jan !

Jim way is too far from Ohio. I wish him self enjoyable trip, have fun and get well for grandkids. Nice way to learn America.

Alex

waynegober · Post by **waynegober** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:59 am

Hi Jan,

Oklahoma has many miles of the old route 66 still in service. We may be the state with the most miles (not sure).

I travel on it quite often from Stroud to Tulsa.

Would love to meet your husband and friends and OKC is probably as good as any. Route 66 heads NE from there to Tulsa and I live straight east of OKC.

Wife and I would take them to dinner in OKC, at perhaps Cattlemens steak house which is quite historic in the cowtown area and near the 66 route.

Please contact me privately at waynegober@gmail.com and I will give you phone numbers ect. if this is desirable.

your friend

Wayne

tommyc · Post by **tommyc** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:27 pm

Ingo route 66 is only in America.

On another angle Jan im not sure yu can source it there but there was television personality for Irish TV who recently made the same journey but im not sure yu can get it on yur computer play back there in NZ.I t was screened in Ireland and was very very interesting.

Billy Connolly [Scottish comedian]also done Route 66 on a motorbike and yu can get his book online too.

kiwinurse · Post by **kiwinurse** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:27 pm

Thanks to all you guys.John,this trip cost Jim an arm and a leg lol,probably wont be doing it in Britain.Hes picking up his bike today ,That will be interesting, because hes never ridden a harley,only a boulevard which he has at home
.Tommy,we watched that billy connellly tour religiously,and the other one with the english gentleman,who also toured new zealand.Thanks Alex, Dennis,Liam for your good wishes.Did you guys access his blog site?
Wayne ill get in touch with you,it would be great for him to meet some of you checker players,then maybe he will come with me when i come over again.regards jan

kiwinurse · Post by **kiwinurse** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:28 pm

Ingo,hes only doing the states,thankyou for your interest.regards jan

Danny_Alvarez · Post by **Danny_Alvarez** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:47 pm

Jan , i wish your hubby a wonderful time and i hope that the reality of his dream being realized is much much grander than he ever imagined. Big hug to you and enjoy the grandkids.... I am enjoying my kids and they do grow soooooooooooooooo fast.

kiwinurse · Post by **kiwinurse** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:36 pm

Thanks Danny for your good wishes.Skyped Jim today,hes looking very hot,coming from a cold winter here.Grandkids sure keep you busy!

Palomino · Post by **Palomino** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:49 pm

Jan,

Route 66 offers Jim a great American road trip and on a motorcycle to boot that is special!
I'm sure he's having a great time.

A brief history of Route 66:

It was commissioned in 1926 using as much existing roadway but wasn’t completely paved in 1937. It spans eight states and three time zones for a total of almost 2500 miles. Conventional wisdom says it runs from east to west, Chicago to Los Angeles.

Before Route 66 travelers used the Lincoln Highway...
http://www.tuffylincoln.com/articles/al ... 3_route_66

For Jim and his friends next "Great American Road Trip" they should consider the Lincoln Highway and there is a connection between the Lincoln Highway and checkers. In 1924 PARKER BROTHERS made a game by the same name to commemorate America's first transcontinental highway, going from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. The connection > the flip side of the gameboard is CHECKERS.

Map of the Lincoln Highway

Thanks for sharing Jan, I'm sure Jim will have some great stories to tell when he gets home.

"Pal"

BTW I had a bit of trouble finding Jim's blog from the the above address so here's a direct link.
http://www.coolkiwi55.blogspot.com

The American Checker Federation

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