Just out of Amarillo we pulled over and took some photos of the 'Cadillac ranch'. This is basically an 'art' sculpture in the middle of a paddock comprised of 10 Cadillac cars buried nose down in the ground! They are 'base' painted every so often and the public are welcome to graffiti them. Unfortunately the paddock was a bog because of the rain, so we couldn't walk across and ended up just taking photos from the side of the road in the rain.
Another interesting stop was the small town of Glenrio, right on the state line between Texas and New Mexico. This town is now officially a 'ghost town' with derelict, abandoned buildings and is a great example of the 'death blow' the opening of the Interstate was to many towns along Route 66.
The town of Tucumcari was a great example of the 'art deco' flavour to the garages, motels and diners that can be found along Route 66 - very kitsch with bright pastel colours everywhere and quirky themes, such as the Mexican Hat diner and Blue Swallow Motel. It almost felt like we were riding through a town in the 1950's - very 'Back to the Future'!
We met a couple of bikers from Arizona who were traveling east to take part in a 'wounded veterans' tour. A great couple of guys to chat to. Tracee and I enjoyed the ride today, the early morning rain had disappeared by the time we crossed the state line into New Mexico (we also gained another hour with the time zone change to 'Mountain Time').
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