WHAT A SPRAWL OF A CITY ST.LOUIS WAS,WE GOT THROUGH IT OK ,MAINLY THROUGH A SUBURB WHICH WAS WELL RUN DOWN AND LOOKED DECIDEDLY DODGY,INTO THE COUNTRY THINGS GOT BETTER AND THE OLD ROAD AGAIN RAN CLOSE TO THE INTERSTATE 44,WE CAME INTO A PLACE CALLED CUBA-NO SIGN OF CASTRO AS YET,FOUND A LOVELY MOTEL CALLED THE WAGON WHEEL(95)(96) ITS THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY RAN MOTEL ON ROUTE 66,SO WE HAD TO STOPOVER,WILL BE HERE FOR A COUPLE OF NIGHTS ,AS THERES A FEW THINGS GOING ON AND IT WILL GIVE 'SPEEDY' A WELL EARNED REST!! CUBA IS LABELLED 'MURAL CITY' AS HERE IN TOWN ,12 GIANT ART WORKS ADORN THE BUILDINGS,FROM DRAMATIC CIVIL WAR BATTLES TO A PICTURE OF BETTE DAVIS,IV'E SELECTED A FEW FAVOURITES IN THE PHOTO SECTION.(97)(98)(99)(100)(101)TODAY ,THERE IS A CLASSIC CAR PARADE IN TOWN,SO THERE SHOULD BE A FEW AUTOMOBILE SNAPS COMING UP,ALSO A LOCAL GUY HAS OFFERED US A TRIP OUT ON HIS BOAT ,SO THAT SHOULD BE FUN AND SOMETHING TO REPORT BACK ON -IF WE SURVIVE TO TELL THE TALE...