Saturday, 26 August – Sangchris Lake SP, IL

Last night we stayed at the campground in the 4H Fairgrounds and Park, in Pontiac.  The premises are shared by a Gun Club - hope they are not having a meet today.  Another lovely sunset viewed between the trees.  A freak’n dog barked/howled - incessantly all night, we could hear it even through the closed double glazed windows with both internal doors closed!

Woke to a beautiful sunny and hot day.  It was 25C by the time we were ready to leave at 9.30am.  The campground was on some kind of a jogging/marathon route but they were all done and dusted by 9am.  The Gun Club swung into gear around 8.30am.


We stopped in at Funks Grove Rest Area to see the Route 66 Memorabilia but apart from some interesting facts and info we read outside there was nothing displayed inside as expected.  Next stop was McLean, got photos of the Dixie Plaza, the original site of Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame.

Dixie Plaza - diesel is commands a premium here!
We dove on Route 66 and pulled off at Atlanta but we couldn’t find the Bunyon Giant??  Did see more murals on the downtown buildings though.  This is a very old town!
  
Original Route 66 runs alongside I55
We drive on Route 66, road quality is lacking as you would imagine!
Route 66 mural in old town Atlanta IL
We’ve had our Route 66 fixes for the day so after a stop for some supplies at Walmart head further south through Springfield to Lake Sangchris SP and booked into Hickory Point CG, hoping for a waterfront site.  However it is Saturday and they only have two available sites so we take number 2 which has 50 amp power and settle ourselves in for the rest of the day.  Not much shade at the moment at 1pm but should come later in the afternoon when we will need it.  Shame no waterfront sites free but we will go for a walk soon and check the lake out anyway.


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