Today we left Las Vegas, NM and headed for home. We woke up to snow falling once again. By now, we are becoming used to this and it doesn’t faze us as much as it did in the beginning. I guess we have learned acceptance on this trip. This is truly something that we all need to practice. It is a beautiful area here and we would love to come back and explore the area more. I know that there are hot springs nearby and plenty of forestry roads to explore. Canyons, hot springs, long valleys, and friendly people abound here. Our intention this morning had been to follow another road to Tucumcari past Conchas Lake and Dam; however the icy roads forced us to pick another route. Again, acceptance has become the name of the game on this trip, so we headed south to intersect with I-40 in Santa Rosa, NM.
After driving on I-40 for many miles, we decided to get off in Texas and follow Historic Route 66 for a while. It follows closely to the interstate, but has small towns along the way to visit and explore. Many of the road stops from Route 66 have fallen into abandonment; however they seem to tell a story of glamorous times of the past. We had heard of a small eating establishment in Adrian, Texas called the Midpoint Café. I had read about this café and is famous for its homemade pies. We were excited because we are pie connoisseurs and couldn’t wait to see if the rumors were true. As we pulled into the parking lot, we saw that the café was closed for the season and wouldn’t re-open until next spring. What a let-down! I believe that we will have to try and go here next year when we head to California in the big truck. After having our hearts set on a Route 66 restaurant, we moved east in hopes of finding something new and exciting to try. We found it at Roosters in Vega, TX. After passing it and then realizing it was open, we thought to ourselves, that’s it. We’ll go back there. I looked it up on Trip Advisor and found that it ranked 5 little circles, so we were expecting a pretty good meal. The waitress, Rachel, was cheerful and friendly. She told us to take a seat and she would be right with us. The special was chicken-stuffed sopapillas. We both ordered this and “Yum,” they were delicious! Covered with a spicy red sauce and served with your typical sides of beans and rice, this was a great southwestern meal. We were seriously full when we left.
As we drove along, the ground was still snow covered from the Christmas day snow storm that had run rampant across the country. The sun was melting this and the roads became quite wet. We decided to stop for the night in Sayre, OK because as the sun went down, we realized that the temperatures would freeze the water pretty quickly and turn the roads to ice. We have had enough of driving on ice to make us pretty cautious this trip. We were fortunate to choose a motel chain that we had never stayed in before, the AmericInn. I went in to get a room and found out that they also offered suites with Jacuzzi tubs. I promptly decided that this was exactly what we needed after many days on the road. We have ridden almost 4000 miles at this point and our backs are starting to complain. What a good decision to have that Jacuzzi. To be able to sit back and relax with those wonderful jets of warm water streaming on the sore muscles in your back and legs was truly a heavenly delight. The bed was the most comfortable that we had come across so far and we slept like there was no tomorrow.
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