Get your Kicks.....on Route 66

Well, we managed to make a short trip long....we liked Miami Oklahoma so much that we decided to visit it twice!  Unfortunately, it wasn't on purpose.  We had a quick (140 mile) trip to Oklahoma and I missed a turnoff - so we turned the 140 mile trip into a 195 mile trip.....


BLUF:
 Took Highway 90 - out of Arkansas - REALLLY Curvy road - weather was good - bike was running well.
 Stopped in Miami Oklahoma and visited the Ku Ku Burger place

The last remaining Ku Ku's

 As well as drove up and down Route 66....


Unfortunately, this wasn't Friday night - but the cruisers will come out later tonight...

Visited the Motorcycle (Iron Horse) Museum.


Yep.....that is Evel Kneivel's suit....

Hit rain right outside of our destination - but made it in okay - although a few hours later than anticipated.


And now....The Rest of the Story....
 We left Bella Vista Arkansas around 8:30.  Apparently, the town has been growing so much over the last several years - and the infrastructure (roads) haven't caught up to it yet - so the traffic is terrible during "commute" time.  But we drove back into Missouri and took Hwy 90 - and it was (wait for it....)awesome - curvy, green, not only right and left, but up and down....again, we drive like a couple of little old ladies on Sunday - but there was not cars on the road, lots of trees and animals and stuff to look at....so it was a great drive...  Eventually, we turned onto Hwy 43 and took that north - it was a little calmer - but this time of the year - it has great scenery.  We took several other highways (none anywhere as cool as Hwy 90 though)...and wound our way into Miami Oklahoma.  We cruised Route 66 - and went to......WALMART!  Yep, there was a Walmart off of the world's famous route.....and we stopped to get a few essentials (coffee)....for our trip.  By the time we got into Miami, it was 11 am - (12 noon our time) - and it was time to EAT!! 
So we went back down 66 to Ku Ku's.....Again, this was a franchise in the early 60s/70s - but this is the only one left...

They have a couple of classic cars out front and the place reeks of the 50's....

But the FOOD was excellent....I had the Giant Cheeseburger (not the double) and a small fry - didn't even make a dent on the small fries.  Jeanette had the simple burger.  We both had them with EVERYTHING - tomatoes, lettuce, onions, pickles, mustard, and ketchup....it was goooooood.


It's not a pretty sight - but it is part of the food chain! (I know....I have used that before - but it is so appropriate...)



Notice the Cuckoo at Ku Kus? (and I am not referring to the photo above this one.....)

We also drove around and took some photos of Route 66 in Miami - there is an old theater that they are restoring - and it is really cool - but we didn't get to take any interior photos...but we did get one from the outside...


I have seen photos of the beautiful work on the inside....the county is doing a nice job restoring the building (something near and dear to my heart....)

We decided to visit the "Iron Horse Motorcycle Museum" at one end (on Route 66) of Miami....it was a nice little museum and had several interesting Evel/Robbie Knievel items (and a bunch of videos playing).  There were several "orginal, unrestored" motorcycles as well as some restored Indians and Harleys.  It was a nice diversion (and they asked for a donation.....which, by the way - I gave them $8 - to "pay back" the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum.....)


Jeanette standing next to one of the jumping bikes - see how tall it is?  It is on blocks - but both wheels are on the floor - so that is the actual height....



And of course - one of the highlights of the museum.....X-rays from Evel Knievel's medical file.....I wonder if you will ever see these on e-bay??



Some of the motorcycle helmets that apparently people don't wear......

So that is it for today.  Hope you enjoyed it.  Tomorrow and Sunday are "rest" days - Jeanette and I will be taking some trips with my brother Rick and his wife Ann....so I will share with you tomorrow such adventures as "The Frank Lloyd Wright Museum" and "The Blue Whale."  I was also going to ask Jeanette to share another "devotion" on Sunday.

Hope you are enjoying our adventure....
Wade and Jeanette