Sonya's Blog - Day 261 - Williams, Arizona

Sonya’s Blog - Day 261 - March 9th - Williams, Arizona

We had a very slow and sore start to our morning, except for Isaac, he wasn’t very sore and was ready to do anything. The rest of us were not ready to move very quickly, or do much.

The kids did some homework, Kizmet got lot of walks and Blake put the spare tire back where it belongs (under the RV) and put all the jacks and stuff away. We also lazed around a lot.

In the late afternoon, we finally managed to drag ourselves out and go to Williams to explore. We parked the truck at one end of town and proceeded on our way. First we had to get our picture with the Route 66 sign:

Our next stop was the steam train. If you so desire, you can catch the steam train from Williams to the Grand Canyon and experience how they traveled to the Grand Canyon by train originally. The steam train only runs on certain day. You can catch the train to the Grand Canyon any day of the week on the Amtrak train, but if you want to take the steam train, plan your schedule accordingly. We looked into taking the train, but thought it was too expensive. It was $80 each for the basic seats, $150 each for the full service (this includes fruit and cheese and crackers, so, obviously, well worth being double the price, because cheese and crackers are super expensive). If you wanted to ride in the observation car, that was $200 each! Instead, we just took pictures with the train and Blake explained how the boiler worked to power the train to the kids.

Williams is a cute town that really plays up the fact that it was the last town bypassed by the interstate on Route 66. The whole town is dedicated to the Route 66 memory and that era, with the neon signs and many gift shops dedicated to Route 66 paraphernalia. Here are some pictures:

Looking down Main Street:

Lots of these types of plaques on the buildings around town:

Blake loved this sign, especially the notify your kin part:

Homage to the past:

We walked up the street that borders the railroad and then walked back towards the truck on their main street. It is not a very big town, it was about 4 blocks one way and then 4 blocks back. While we were wandering around, we decided where we would eat supper. Once we were done looking around, we moved the truck closer to the restaurant and went in to have a bit to eat.

The restaurant we chose:

Getting ready for pizza:

Main Street at night:

After supper, we headed back to the RV and chilled for the rest of the night.

Sonya