Hello Shelby.
You will not know me but I have been following your musings on the Route 66 e-group for some time and appreciate your great interest in The Mother Road. I first travelled the Road with my friend Ron Miles in August, 2001 and repeated the journey 2 years ago. We did the first trip in a Fiat Panda 1000cc car brought over from England, returning the car to England later that year. During the journey we raised money for the charity Diabetes UK. It was amazing how many Americans we met that were suffering from diabetes. The
second trip was in the same car and after we completed the journey we drove back to Barstow and gave the Panda to the owners of the Route 66 Motel. It now sits out its retirement there in the Californian sun.
I notice that you would like to become an author and your friends on Route 66 have advised you to write something every day. That’s a good way to getting into regular writing.
You have mentioned that you sometimes have spelling difficulties and I’d like to suggest that you keep a dictionary close by, while writing, to check. If you want any help I can advise you where you sometimes spell incorrectly (for example the word is “writing”, not “writting”.
Some of the correspondents on the e-group write very well. If you look at Laurel Kane and Emily Priddy’s regular messages you will notice how well they construct their sentences, their correct use of grammar and impeccable spelling.
I look forward to being of help to you, should you so wish. And by the way, I liked the 13.2 miles of Route 66 that passes through the south-eastern portion of Kansas, particularly the Rainbow Arch bridge.
All the best,
Peter.