Sunday, April 5th – We Made It!

We took our time getting loaded up and found a church to visit on Easter.  It turned that the Pastor there was from Wisconsin and was an avid Packer fan.  We met several other ‘snow birds’ from the mid-west who hang out there.  We showed up in shorts in Route 66 t-shirts, so we attracted some attention….

The relatively short distance to Santa Monica took a long time.  It was mostly stop lights.  We passed through Pasadena on Colorado Boulevard where the Rose Bowl Parade is held. 

Pictures on Colorado Boulevard

 The official end of Route 66 is at the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Olympic Street and there is absolutely NOTHING to see there.  It’s only a few blocks away from the entrance to the Santa Monica Pier and that’s where most of recognition is given.  We celebrated there with a bottle of Champaign. 

The entrance to the Santa Monica Piel

Celebrating the END!

We spent several hours celebrating and telling our stories to people who were curious about our adventure.  We left Santa Monica about 5PM and drove south for about an hour to stay with Keith’s cousins.  We had good food and great visit recalling memories…….

We got to Jim & Yvonne's in time for grandkid's Easter Egg Hunt.

We got to sleep in a real bed again.

We'll be heading back home in the morning.....