In the morning we headed down to the station but it was quiet. After getting back on I-40 we soon entered Arizona and made a stop at the Painted Desert visitors center were the Route 66 fascination really hits us both as Svein Tore buys a video and I buy a book. Then it’s off to Flagstaff and lunch at Burger King. While we sit there several freights thunder by. After visiting the station we start on the trip to Grand Canyon.
The entrance to Grand Canyon
Words cannot describe this place. It’s not huge – it’s humongus, extra terrestrial, whatever, it’s well worth it! We make a brief encounter with the Grand Canyon steam train and heads back to Williams and the Interstate. We have the setting sun straight in front and for a moment Svein Tore isn’t quite sure where the road is and almost drives on the shoulder. In Seligman we decide to stop and find a motel.
We spend the night at the most appropriate motel along the route 66 – the Route 66 Motel… Our neighbours turns out to be Norwegians as well and we chatted for awhile about our encounters on the road. They are heading east coming from Las Vegas in a huge Lincoln. At night we can see a thunderstorm passing to the south while they are busy switching over at the Santa Fe
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