Different Route, Familiar Places
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Day 1: April 26, 2015 Different Route, Familiar Places Comment via blog |
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My original idea for travel to the conference was to leave home on
Thursday or Friday and pass through Memphis on a leisurely drive. Then
things came up that delayed my departure. When it looked like I might not
be able to leave until Monday or maybe even Tuesday, I switched to a more
direct route. I managed to leave on Sunday which still meant a fairly
direct route but not the hurried dash that I thought might be required.
My semi-direct route involved Saint Louis and, taking the Beach Boy's advice, I opted to "get there fast then take it slow". Getting there fast means expressway through either Indianapolis or Louisville. I've traveled the Indianapolis quite a bit, partially because it is theoretically a few minutes quicker but also because of planned stops along the way. With no intermediate stops planned and plenty of spare minutes, Louisville here I come. And there I go. |
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I enjoyed a brief stay in Corydon, Indiana, last spring and, when I saw
that it was just a couple of miles off of the expressway, decided to take
a break. This was Indiana's first capital. As a nearby sign explains, the
original capitol was built on an ancient river bed and has drainage
issues. It is currently fenced off while a long term fix is applied. Malts
are a Butt Drugs
speciality that I'd missed out on
last year and I
thought I might correct that today. Sadly they were closed but
Point Blank
Brewing Company, which I'd also visited
last year, was
just opening so I made do with a different kind of malt. In case you've
missed the wonderful Butt Drugs commercial or would just like to see it
again (Who wouldn't?),
here 'tis.
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At some point it occurred to me that this might be the first time I've
driven I-64 between Louisville and Saint Louis. I can only recall being on
the road one other time and on that trip I was a passenger. It goes
through some pretty country. The two sets of lanes are often widely
separated and non-parallel. There are even places where pretending you are
on a quiet two-lane is possible.
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As I neared Saint Louis, I slipped into something of a Route 66 state of
mind and made a ten mile jump north to make a stop at the Luna Cafe for
one beer. It was, of course, a Stag.
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I didn't actually follow Route 66 through the city but I did stay in that
frame of mind and landed at an independent motel on the route just west of
the city limits. I had stayed at the Wayside Motel
once before and I
was given my old room so we can compare
2011 with
2015.
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Ted Drewes is only
a couple of miles from the Wayside which made stopping there soon after
checking in convenient and allowed me to get in my custard fix before
ruining my appetite with dinner.
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