Getting our kitsch on Route 66

Mr Button was wanting to get his kitsch on Route 66 and that we did stopping at a few truly ’66 icons. The first was Totem Pole Park with the biggest totem pole, built in the 1950s it was truly a spectacle to behold. Mr B thoroughly enjoyed his perusal among the poles. The museum and shop were oddly filled with violins for no discernible reason but still worth the stop. Next up was the Cartoosa Whale a large whale out in a pond circa 1970 alas swimming is no longer allowed because of the snakes! We didn’t see any but we did glimpse some turtles and fish in the water.

Tulsa was our stay for the night and then we headed on to our next destination, Bethany Oklahoma. This time we stopped at the round barn which was truly magnificent to look at, built as they supposedly thought the shape would make it tornado proof (I wouldn’t want to be in it during a tournado to find out)! Then ‘Pops’ as Mr B pointed out the most ‘pop’ular stop on route 66 so far with over 500 varieties of pop, the mind boggles. Then we arrived in Bethany as it was Sunday the small shops weren’t open but we were still able to appreciate the many murals painted on the sides of the buildings.

Tomorrow we are off to Canyon near Amarillo in Texas yet another change of scenery.