Day 6 - Wed 21st May

Oklahoma, Ok to Amarillo, Tx

"Have you seen Amarillo?"

OK today we have a really long drive (by R 66 standard) - 260 miles. Normally on the interstate you could manage that in 4/5 hours, but we are talking Route 66 here.

Also, we are talking Moggy & Boley here. We don't usually leave until the sun is in the west coz we haven't a map to guide us so we rely on that big yellow thing.

Talking of big yellow things, Boley was looking a little yellow after a night out on OK City.

We didn't make breakfast  (as per usual) and left Oklahoma @ 11:45.

Completed our 1,000 miles just East of Reno, Ok @ 11:40. The going was easy. Often the R66 route is easier now & much quieter than the interstate.  

Stopped at the Cherokee Trading Post for brunch and took some more silly photos.

Around about this time we managed to pick up a poor little stray. He looked so mean & stoopid that we called him Arnie.

He may appear on 1 or 2 photos from now on.

We carried on through Oklahoma and reached the Texas state line after about 2 hours.

We had driven 1156 miles. Halfway is only meant to be 1122 and we were nowhere near there!

This part of the sates is known as Tornado Alley.

We haven't seen any twisters but did manage the odd funky chicken!

Continued on through Texas, listening to The Champions League Cup final on the satellite radio. It was early afternoon here. Stopped in a small town called Clinton and visited the R66 museum. There are many R66 museums on the road. This was the first one we managed to have the time to call in. There was a 50's convertible parked in front of a screen that showed a film of the route from the driver's viewpoint. So we got in and did some filming on the camcorder of Boley driving, swerving, crashing, feet on dash, feet out of window, etc, etc. I don't think we should stop at any more museums.

On we travelled, stopping in Shamrock to see an old "gas" station that has been renovated and converted into a diner/museum. The museum was closed (luckily) so took some photos. Can you spot Arnie?

 

He's on every pic...............somewhere.

Eventually arrived at the Big Old Texan, Amarillo, known for its 72 inch free steak. If you can eat it in an hour you get it free. What they don't tell you is you also have to eat a salad, baked spud, 2 large prawns and something else but I forgot. No, we didn't try it. 

Arnie wanted to do a U-turn and go to Hooters further on down the road but we said "No son, you're too young."

We stayed the night at the hotel.

Had our pictures taken with the resident band. They were all our age. 

Ate a big Big Texan and met a real life cowboy - Rawlan, a rodeo cowboy who waits tables to make some money when he's not breaking horses or roping steers. Only in the US.

He gave us a lift to a local bar. There was nothing happening there apart from playing pool.

 

We had an early night ready for the next day. 

Mileage: 1255

Pool Score:

Rawlan: 4

Mog n Boley: 0