My name is Brook Dain and I like to go on motorcycle adventures with one small twist… I do all of my adventures on a Vespa motor scooter.
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My name is Brook Dain and I like motorcycle adventures with one small twist... I do it on a Vespa
Over my years of traveling I’ve developed quite an affinity for the large fiberglass advertising statues from the 60’s and 70’s collectively known as “Muffler Men” I’ve enjoyed hours of video about them on the “American Giants” YouTube channel. It was so much fun to visit the American Giants Museum in Atlanta, Illinois.
Day 8 - 198 miles from Casey, Illinois to Bloomington, Illinois We are definitely in the Land of Lincoln! For much of the day we followed the Lincoln trail with stops at the Lincoln Log cabin (where Abe Lincoln spent time as a boy), and the world’s largest covered wagon! We ate lunch at the Cozy Dog Inn, who claim to have invented the corn dog on a stick. We wound up the day with a stop at the American Giants Museum in Atlanta, Illinois. By the end of the day the heat was getting to us and the scooters (both were running terribly) it was a relief to pull into the air conditioned hotel.
Cozy Dog Drive In is the legendary roadside diner that invented the "Cozy Dog"—the original hot dog on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried.
Tonight’s overnight is in Casey, Illinois who’s slogan is “Big Things, Small Town” Casey claims to have 9 of the worlds largest things and many larger than life things. We had fun exploring the town and looking for the next big thing!
Day 7 - 285 miles from Staunton, Missouri to Casey, Illinois. The first 50 miles of today’s ride was a lovely ride through forested twisties. The next 235 miles was a hot slog on long straight Midwest trucking routes with a guaranteed 90 degree turn every 15 miles or so… we made the best of things and along the way visited two covered bridges, crossed the mighty Mississippi river visited Chester, Illinois the home of E.C. Segar the creator of Popeye. Felt the heat in the breath of the fire 🔥 breathing Kaskaskia Dragon, Navigated a couple of closed roads. And, ended up at the Eighteen Ninety Sleepover Hotel in Casey, Illinois.