Brilliant. A sign just for Mr Fogg.

Even better, just spotted the Cheesecake Factory. If you’ve never heard of this place imagine a heaven built out of all the different flavour cheesecakes.

Must dash- got a cheesecake to go devour

To paraphrase our US Cousins, Oh My God! For £90 a night (through Hotels.com and £30 to come back through Quidco) this is the Wyn Hotel and it is magnificent. After arriving at 5pm in blistering 111F, the air conditioned room was a blessed respite.

Valet parking, everything you want/need and an amazing view oh just look at that bathroom.

And to make you feel like you are here a couple of wee videos

IT’S HOT – DAM HOT!!!!!

A nice start in Kingman, head shave at Walmart, where, where Mrs Fogg waited expectantly to get an electric buggy only to find that all that the batteries were flat, so we got a wheelchair to push her.

And here I am on the Hoover Dam between Arizona and Nevada while the Mrs had to wait in the car because it was too far to hobble.

Yes te temp gauge is right it was 102F at the dam and is now currently 106F while we snack in Boulder city.

Viva Las Vegas, here we come.

By midnight UK time we will have hit the big bright lights of Vegas and our last couple of days.

Route 66 is amazing in places and as we have found non-existent in others. There was a different feel when riding it on a bike (yes wet for the first 2 days), but when it was dry it was fantastic.

Just some of what have we seen:

– The Gemini Giant
– The Worlds largest Rocking Chair
– Midpoint on 66
– Henry’s Rabbit Ranch
– Lincoln’s House
– Springfield (two of them), Double Doh
– Cadillac Ranch
– Angel’s in Seligman
– Standin on the Corner
– Amarillo (no-one knew the way)
– Tulsa (took 3 days)
– The Grand Canyon
– The Sears Tower
– The Start of 66 in Chicago
– The Phone booth on Wabash & Lake
– The Hoover Dam
– Time travelled twice
– Miami Hospital and Sheriff Woody
– Countless forgotten towns on 66

Have we hit a minor hiccup, hell yes but with some rapid replanning and a fantastic performance from Mrs Incredible Hulk foot we have still seen most of what was originally planned.

Finally the conversion from Mr Fogg to Mr Hogg is complete. As you can see, my biker dude acquired his very own “bad ass” waistcoat. Next will it be a ZZ Top style beard?

I look forward to the day he returns to complete Route 66 on a Fat Boy Harley.

We pootled through Williams one last time, then up to Seligman where we met Angel and his brother (featured on Billy’s tour of 66), also stopped at the famous Snow Cone restaurant where a sense of humour is needed.

We then drove the 81 mile straight road up to Kingman through Peach Springs along a wonderful stretch of the 66.

The Red Garter Hotel a former brothel

Leaving Williams

Angel (on the right) with his brother

The Snow Cone Restaurant

Enjoying a Snow Cone

The long empty stretch from Kingman to Seligman