Monday, 8 June 2009. I awoke to a cloudy and cool Barstow. Just as I was getting ready to head out for breakfast Debra Hodkin return my calls from the previous evening. She is the curator of the Route 66 Museum in Barstow. The museum is normally open Friday Saturday and Sunday. It was now Monday but Deborah said she would open the museum and let me have a look around.
I did some needed work on the computer and then cleared out of the room and headed over to the museum. Deborah was already there and allowed me to wander at will throughout a fascinating and excellent collection of Route 66 material.
As it turned out, a number of people dropped by to visit the museum. People from England, Switzerland, Germany, Australia and even the US were among the visitors. Once more I get to inflict my German on the German speakers.
After about three hours of enjoying the museum, Debra and visitors, I got my act together and prepared to head down to Mira Loma where Kim and Susan lived. I decided I would spend the next couple days working back from I-15 and Foothills Boulevard to Barstow. Three or four hours a day should pretty well cover it.
It was easy ride down Kim and Susan’s place. After sitting around and chatting for while we headed over to Applebee’s for some needed nourishment. The was quite plentiful and good and we had a fair amount to talk about.
Upon return to Kim and I tried, unsuccessfully, to hook up my computer to his system. After about an hour or so we gave it up as a lost cause. Maybe we’ll be able to do something tomorrow. In any case I can do non-Internet related work.
Once in bed I stayed up way too late as I continued to reread 1632.
