Are you old enough to remember singer Bobby Troup’s song, “Route 66”, introduced 70 years ago in 1946? You can still get your kicks on that popular highway, but the lyrics are not quite correct. They say, “Well, it winds from Chicago to L.A.”

Actually, it does wind more than 2,400 miles from Chicago to L.A.. But it doesn’t end there. Route 66 continues another 15.7 miles to the Pacific Ocean beach at Santa Monica, California.

Another cross-country highway, Route I-10, takes a more southern route, and goes the 2,400 miles from Jacksonville, Florida, to Santa Monica.

Hopefully, Hurricane Matthew may be just an unpleasant memory. For seniors with flight plans, it's just another example of if something can go wrong with your schedule, it will.

Murphy’s Law was never more in effect than it is in today’s air travel. Anticipate and prepare for delays, because even the usual on-time and smooth flights can involve some schedule worries.

Guest Senior Writer LLJ, Chicago IL: I recently gazed at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge from high up in two of the city’s loftiest restaurants. They’re the Top of the Mark at the Mark Hopkins Hotel and the Crown Room at the Fairmont Hotel.

The famed rooms are on the penthouse floors of vintage hotels at the crest of the city’s high point, Nob Hill. During World War II and the Korean War, members of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps traditionally spent their last nights ashore in San Francisco at one of those restaurants before sailing to Pacific Ocean battles.

Of course, prevention of ID theft is a priority to wandering seniors. Before you leave home, study updated security info from your credit card company. While traveling, keep it and all other ID in a secure pocket of your purse or wallet, preferably one with a zipper or velcro tape.

When away from home and you have any fears that your credit card number or other ID may be stolen, pay in cash. This applies in city cabs, retail stores, sidewalk cafes, restaurants and other busy retail situations.