When Your Plans Go South

As well as this day (Friday) turned out, it did not start well. The first thing I heard as I woke up was Cheryl croaking "Doan gum neah me I'b zig". Where this cold came from, we'll never know. You'd think that two people sharing a two seater would share everything. 

Before heading West today, we took an unplanned 30 mile detour south to Palo Duro Canyon State Park. At 100 miles long it the second longest canyon in the US and is called "The Grand Canyon of Texas". The drive down into and through the canyon was spectacular. Unfortunately, just like check in at last night's hotel, part of the park was closed off for "W"'s bike event. Still the ride was well worth the trip south.

Once headed West again, our next stop was "Cadillac Ranch"  about a strip of old Cadillacs buried nose first in a field. It's "art". Another vette was parked there when we stopped. It was a couple heading east on Route 66 from Oregon. They're actually traveling to South Carolina and figure on spending a month to 6 weeks on the trip. We picked up the old road several times today including one strip where the pavement ran out.  Lunch was at the Midway Cafe. Exactly half way between Chicago and LA. Great food, nice people, and a real Rt 66 photo op. We found the TX/NM border ghost town of Glenrio next. Population Zero (or close to it).

There is a nice stretch of 66 through Tucumcari, NM. The town, once said to be two blocks wide and two miles long, still has 34 motels all with kitschy neon signs. Albuquerque popped up ahead of us. Since we gained another hour (mountain time) it was a good time to give the car another washing and do a quick load of laundry. We tried to go to a restaurant recommended by some friends; luckily we called first...they had closed at 7:30! What...a restaurant that closes at 7:30? Oh well.
No other Corvettes today except for the Oregon travelers. 358 miles.