We made it to Santa Monica today, thus completing the Route 66 portion of our trip! (Though not completing the adventure, as we will stay here for a few days and then make our way back to Texas sometime next week). And, boy did we get our kicks!
We began our day in Lake Havasu City, AZ this morning, where the temperature was 111 degrees, and we ended the day in Santa Monica, CA in jackets and sitting under heaters (ironically while watching the kids swim in the pool)! We ate lunch at Barstow Station, which is a food court/shopping area where the dining rooms are train cars. Guess who loved that?! We also visited the Watts district in L.A. (an appropriate place to end our journey, don't you think?) and saw the very interesting Watts Towers.
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| a much-needed nap in the van |
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| Barstow Station |
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| lunch in a train car |
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| Dream big |
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| Watts at the Watts Towers |
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| Watts Towers |
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| some details of the towers, which were 34 years in the making |
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| the artist's signature--initials and imprints of the tools used to build the towers |
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| Santa Monica |
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| looking toward L.A. |
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| Ruth and Weston bellying up to the bar |
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| happiest baby ever |
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