The group was still traveling in New Mexico, but now Route 66 had turned north and they were in an area of mountains. It was a nice change from the desert and the scenery was awesome! The Ugly Little Blue Bus struggled to go uphill, but it kept chugging along! Eventually they got to […]
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Adventures on Route 66 – The Blue Hole
The group traveling in the Ugly Little Blue Bus had finally made it to New Mexico. The kids had no idea of the adventures that they would have in this State, but they were certain of one thing; it was hot, and they had no air conditioning! They were traveling through the desert and the […]
Adventures on Route 66 – The Leaning Towers
After leaving the Cadillac Ranch, they were traveling down Route 66 in a very flat part of Texas, there was nothing exciting happening, so one of the kids asked the Leader a question. “Yesterday when we were going past the giant cross in Groom Texas, I saw something else that was kind of freaky. I […]
Adventures on Route 66 – A Cross, Slug Bugs & Cadillacs
After leaving Pops 66 the group continued traveling in the Ugly Little Blue Bus down Route 66 and finally, they got into Texas! They were excited because every new State brought new adventures! They could not wait to see what would happen next! The kids noticed that the ground was completely flat and kind of […]
Adventures on Route 66 – Pops 66
After the night of the bad storm and having the electricity go out in the cabins, the group woke up late and eventually got into the Ugly Little Blue Bus and started traveling down Route 66 again. They were still in Oklahoma, and still traveling west. The weather was hot and soon the kids started […]
Adventures on Route 66 – The Campground Adventure
A day after leaving the Gathering Place Park, the group went to a campground to spend the night. It started out like any other night in a campground, but quickly turned into an adventure! The campground had two small cabins that the group got to use that night, the cabins even had electric lights! It […]
Adventures on Route 66 – The Gathering Place
After leaving the Giant Blue Whale, the Ugly Little Blue Bus took the group to a nearby campground just outside of Tulsa Oklahoma. Some of the kids came to the Leader and complained and said, “We have had a lot of fun on this trip and learned a lot about God and about our country, […]
Adventures on Route 66 – Blue Whale of Catoosa (pronounced K2C)
After leaving Ku-Ku Burgers, the leaders and the kids traveled along Route 66 through Oklahoma. The next day the kids were getting hungry again and they told the Leader that they hoped he had planned a great lunch for them. They were hoping to stop at another restaurant that was as good as the Ku-Ku. […]
Adventures on Route 66 – KuKu Burgers
The kids and the leaders finally crossed from the State of Missouri into the State of Oklahoma. The Ugly Little Blue Bus was running great, but the kids were getting hungry. They asked the Leader, “When can we stop and get something to eat?” The Leader promised them that they would stop soon. About 20 […]
Adventures on Route 66 – Service Stations
The kids and the leaders got on the Ugly Little Blue Bus and left St. Louis. The next day they knew that they had a long day of driving ahead of them, so they stopped at a gas station to fill up the tank on the Ugly Little Blue Bus. While the Leader was filling […]