Amarillo TX

OK.  Where are all the people?  I have never seen so much uninhabited space at any time in my life!  I am pretty sure that 95 percent of the people in the United States, at least in the western half, live in California.

The physical road between Albuqurque and Amarillo is really nice.  It's smooth, no potholes, two lanes all the way and divided.  The scenery NEVER changes!  We still had a great time!  After a few hours on the road, we decided to get off the highway to soak up some local culture, and see something different.

We headed into Santa Rosa, New Mexico hoping for some authentic Mexican cuisine.  Remember when I wondered where all the people were?  Well, it wasn't in Santa Rosa!  LOL   But driving down the main drag was really fun.  This is on the original route 66, and the town was just as I have seen in the historical accounts.  It was our lucky day, and we did come across some open diners.  We chose to try the "Route 66 Restaurant".  FUN!!!!  We stepped back in time and had the best enchiladas and tacos ever!  

Next it was on to Amarillo.  Still very desolate and unchanging.  Almost as soon as we entered Texas, things began to green up.  We knew that there had to be people tending the cattle that we began seeing with increasing frequency.  Houses started popping up, and then some really small towns came one after the other.  Finally we saw Walmart, Target, Bucca De Beppo, TGI Fridays, and anything else we could ever think of.  Amarillo's got it goin on!!

We are changing up the plan a little, and tomorrow we will set out for Oaklahoma City.