The Sidewinder on Route 66
/One sign in particular that we saw in Oatman piqued our interest: The Sidewinder. It’s an 8-mile section of old Route 66 with an incredible 191 curves and no guardrails to speak of.
Read MoreOne sign in particular that we saw in Oatman piqued our interest: The Sidewinder. It’s an 8-mile section of old Route 66 with an incredible 191 curves and no guardrails to speak of.
Read MoreWe’d heard of Oatman, Arizona, but never had the opportunity to visit. The town is particularly noted for having more asses than people.
Read MoreWhen William Least Heat-Moon Heat wrote ‘Blue Highways: A Journey into America’ in 1979, he coined the term ‘blue highways’ because secondary highways on the old paper road maps were always printed in the blue. On the return from our holiday East Coast trip, Brennan suggested driving a ‘blue highway’ and since we relish road trips. but definitely dislike traveling on major interstates unless necessary, we opted to take his suggestion.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.