Current I am in Tucumcari, NM. The temperature seemed a little cooler today because there were a few clouds in the sky, but even at that the temp was 92 when I pulled into Tucumcari at 5:45 p.m. I managed to travel 386 miles today. For the four day, I have traveled 1520 total miles and have been in the following states: Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. I have passed the midway point on Route 66 which is in Adrian, TX. Today I did most of my traveling on I-40, getting onto Route 66 only when there was a known interesting site to see. I decided to stay on the interstate to cover more ground today because, quite frankly, the scenery in Texas and Oklahoma leaves a lot to be desired.
Tomorrow I plan to head up to Santa Fe, NM. I have been told that it is a fantastic city and the scenery getting there is a vast improvement over what I have been through the past several days. It is only 167 miles from Tucumcari, so I should be able to get there early enough to enjoy the town.
Today I was able to see some pretty neat stuff even though most of my time was spent traveling on the interstate highway. In Texas, I passed by a really huge herd of cattle. I have to say that I smelled it before I saw it. There must have been thousands of them in one group and there were several more groups farther down the road.
The highlight of today was my visit to the Route 66 Museum in Clinton, OK. They had some really neat memorabilia and they also showed a film of the history of Route 66 that was just fascinating. It even included a clip from the Route 66 TV show that starred George Maharis and Martin Milner. You old timers should remember that.
One thing I forgot to mention the other day was having passed a place called “Spanish Echo Farms.” The name intrigued me so I thought I better stop and check it out. From the side of the road I cupped my hands around my mouth and yelled out, “HELLO,” and a second later the echo came back, “HOLA.” So then I shouted, “GOOD BYE,” and the response came back, “ADIOS.” On a third try, I shouted, “CONGRATULATIONS,” and the response was, “______.” I suppose that is because I don’t know that word in Spanish. Now this may not be exactly how it happened, but that’s my story and I am sticking to it.
So far, ever day has had some kind of problem and today was no different. This morning when I went to start the bike the key fob that unlocks the electronic anti theft system would not work, no matter what I tried, the antitheft system would not shut down. I finally had to enter the pass code using the turn signals to get it unlocked. I headed directly to the Harley dealer to see what was wrong. The service manager told me it was interference from a radio tower that was right across the road from the dealer and only 2 miles from my motel. The signal from it also messed up my GPS for about 12 more miles. A second problem occurred just outside Amarillo, TX. My GPS quit working because it wasn’t charging and the internal battery died so it shut down. Apparently there was something wrong with the connection to the battery. I stopped at an auto parts store in Amarillo and bought a circuit tester to track down the problem. After fiddling with it for several minutes I was able to get it connected and charging again. I hope that if I have any other problems on this trip, they end up being small ones like this.
Tomorrow I plan to head up to Santa Fe, NM. I have been told that it is a fantastic city and the scenery getting there is a vast improvement over what I have been through the past several days. It is only 167 miles from Tucumcari, so I should be able to get there early enough to enjoy the town.
Today I was able to see some pretty neat stuff even though most of my time was spent traveling on the interstate highway. In Texas, I passed by a really huge herd of cattle. I have to say that I smelled it before I saw it. There must have been thousands of them in one group and there were several more groups farther down the road.
The highlight of today was my visit to the Route 66 Museum in Clinton, OK. They had some really neat memorabilia and they also showed a film of the history of Route 66 that was just fascinating. It even included a clip from the Route 66 TV show that starred George Maharis and Martin Milner. You old timers should remember that.
One thing I forgot to mention the other day was having passed a place called “Spanish Echo Farms.” The name intrigued me so I thought I better stop and check it out. From the side of the road I cupped my hands around my mouth and yelled out, “HELLO,” and a second later the echo came back, “HOLA.” So then I shouted, “GOOD BYE,” and the response came back, “ADIOS.” On a third try, I shouted, “CONGRATULATIONS,” and the response was, “______.” I suppose that is because I don’t know that word in Spanish. Now this may not be exactly how it happened, but that’s my story and I am sticking to it.
So far, ever day has had some kind of problem and today was no different. This morning when I went to start the bike the key fob that unlocks the electronic anti theft system would not work, no matter what I tried, the antitheft system would not shut down. I finally had to enter the pass code using the turn signals to get it unlocked. I headed directly to the Harley dealer to see what was wrong. The service manager told me it was interference from a radio tower that was right across the road from the dealer and only 2 miles from my motel. The signal from it also messed up my GPS for about 12 more miles. A second problem occurred just outside Amarillo, TX. My GPS quit working because it wasn’t charging and the internal battery died so it shut down. Apparently there was something wrong with the connection to the battery. I stopped at an auto parts store in Amarillo and bought a circuit tester to track down the problem. After fiddling with it for several minutes I was able to get it connected and charging again. I hope that if I have any other problems on this trip, they end up being small ones like this.
Have a good day. I know I will.
Picture 1 is the Route 66 Museum in Clinton, OK. Picture 3 is of an old restored Philips 66 gas station in Mclean, TX.
By the way, I am staying at the Tucumcari Inn in Tucumcari, NM. Although it is and older motel (1950s vintage) it had one of the cleanest and nicest rooms so far and it is the cheapest room so far as well. The price, including taxes, was $30.50. I would recommend it to anyone who passes through this way.
2 comments:
Nice pics!!!!!!!! They probably yelled back, "Felicitaciones!!!" (I hope it wasn't bad language!)
I am just sending this as a test comment.
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