We slept in, grabbed some breakfast in the central square, and then went back to our hotel where we met up with a walking tour. We got a lot of history both of the hotel, and of the area and eventual city of Santa Fe. Unfortunately, we had to break off from the trip to get on the road. I will say, the La Fonda hotel off the main square was a wonderful hotel. HIGHLY recommend.
From there, we were off and stopped at the Pacos National Historical Park and took a little time to walk around and explore before we got back on the road for the longer part of the trip.
Coming into Amarillo, we got off the highway due to a major traffic slowdown, but we were going to do it anyway because there was ... Cadillac Ranch. Random in the extreme, but random wonderful because it was just fun to see.
And we ended the evening by going along the historic Route 66 ...
And then grabbing some dinner at a local brewery that was having Trivia night that we were just a few minutes too late to join or else we would have killed!
We're back in Central time so it's messing with our timing but basically we're heading to Arkansas tomorrow with a stop in Oklahoma City. We're thinking Memphis the next night and then drop me at the Nashville airport for my journey home. We are at about 4300 miles at this point and it's been an amazing trip. I have to say, I've heard for years about the big stretches of nothing that is Texas and it's pretty true. Almost all of our drives to date have been scenic in various ways. Today has been too but in vast, just nothing (meaning no crops, not cattle, no trees or streams) to see.
Looking forward to what might be tomorrow.
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