We left Williams,AZ and drove to Grants,AZ going thru alot of Rt 66 places, Passed thru Flagstaff, Twin Arrows and came to Winslow. We stopped and took pictures of us "standing on the corner in Winslow,Arizona (Eagles song) as it says, It was such a fine site to see. next we went to the Petrified Forest and painted desert and into New mexico and spent the nite in Grants. Left there and went thru Albuquerque(to hard to spell so we didn't stop) and continued to Tucumcari for the nite. Tucumcari was a big attraction on Rt 66 during the hayday, but now is pretty desolate. The Kiva rv park and the owner came out and greeted us as we drove in. He was a hoot but probably the most cordial of all parks. he put us in the "best spot in the park". It was nice but he turned on the little fountain in a cement pond right next to us. We had not trains and whistles like alot of places but we both had to use the facilities more than normal, all the running water, you know. We did tour the town andstopped at the only open place the "lizard Lounge" it was a quite place with all sorts of old rt 66 pictures. Left Tucumcari(love to say the word)and continued EAST!! We stopped and took pictures at Cadillac Ranch, aplace along side the road where a guy buryed a bunch of Cadillac's nose down in the dirt with the back ends up in the air. They are placed at the same angle as the pyrimids. It's a shame that people have painted all sorts of graffite all over them and left their paint cans laying all over the field. There were people there painting as I took pictures. I intentionally made it obvious that I was taking their picture to see if they would stop, but appearently it's the thing to do now and they almost started posing. Even parents with little kids were having the kids take turns with the paint.
We ended up stopping on the west side of Amarillo at the AAA place for more maps and tour books and found an rv park on the east side of town figuring the we wouldn't have to deal with the am comuter traffic when we headed out the next day. We drove around town and saw some sites and ate at the "BIG TEXAN" a place that advertizes a 72 oz steak and if you eat that and a baked potato, salad, 3 fried shrimp, rolls you would get it free. I was going to try it but I don't like shrimp and knew that would ruin it for me. A guy tried it while we were there and gave up after 30 minutes. The steak looked more like a roast, it was huge!! it was an interesting place with all sorts of animal and bird mounts hanging everywhere. Good food though!! We watched the weather and they wre predicting bad storms to the east of us and wen we got up it was so foggy that you couldn't see 200 yards and the weather said that there was hail, 50 MPH winds, thundershowers and possibly worse to the east so we decided to stay another day. We waited till the fog burned off and toured the town again. stopped at the AQHA (american quarter horse assoc) museum. (pat t. you would love it) went to walmart, again, had lunch at a great mexican place. If your ever out this way you just gotta try the green mexican chile enchaladas, not hot but just great flavor, the tortilla soup is very good too. We then found ourselves back across town where we had been the day before and I bought a pair of cowboy boots. I've got a hat and now the boots, look out, I may have to get a horse next. no way! we drove around looking for a couplke of places and found a quilt shop so stopped and found some more neat stuff. we had seen signs for cavenders shop so went arond and around and found it back by a place we had been several times and stoped and Linda is now cowgirl with her own boots too. she figured she will never wear then and we both now want you all to know that we want to be buryed with out cowboy boots on! remember that, as it's probably the only time we will wear them, but just had to have them. the camera battery was giving us problems so we stopped at seveal places that we thought should have a replacement but every said we had to go to Battery Joe's, i was picturing a litte mexican stand selling used or out dated batteies but we found it and it's bigger than radio shacks and sell just batteries. every thing from hearing aid type to tractor and car batteries and anything between. camera seems fine now. found our way back to the rv park and spent the nite. now it's time to say good day for now and get headed EAST. planning on a nite in Oklahoma City area. see you soon. the "wonderers"
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