Route 66, Texas

At last the strong southerly winds have died down. Now there is just a gentle north east breeze. We decided to set off at 7am and make up some miles. We crossed into Texas and stopped at a few iconic Route 66 sites, an old garage/cafe and the cadillac ranch. We also had a fuel stop on the interstate where we met some old bikers on tiny vintage American bikes. There was also a quirky museum at the petrol station. The breeze did pick up briefly going through Texas but started to die down by the time we crossed into New Mexico. Perfect day on the roads, we ended up doing 500miles today. Stopped the night in a Holiday Inn at Los Alamos.Read more