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Route 66 - Day 9
For the last stretch of our trip home (Tucumcari, NM to OKC, OK) we decided to be sure to hit the parts that we had missed on the way out (except for Amarillo which we will pick up on a later trip). Of course, if you're traveling through the Texas panhandle you have to stop (again) at the Mid-Point Cafe in Adrian and grab a piece of ugly-crust pie (and leave the tip you forgot to leave the first time).
After the pie we stopped for a stroll at the Cadillac Ranch. Out amongst the cars we found a couple of paint cans and learned one very very important rule. When using a spray can in the Texas Panhandle, be mindful of wind direction. Lovely Wife also brought along a Sharpie and both I and Ralph used it to show our eternal love and devotion that will last forever....or about one day, judging by the thickness of paint on those cars.
Once we hit Oklahoma, Lovely Wife asked if there was anything, according to our book, that we had missed. I mentioned a 7 mile stretch of original Portland Concrete road so we exited the slab and went Ka-thunka-thunking along the way into Clinton. Clinton has a nice old downtown, about 3-4 blocks long with several nice shops all along it's length.
Finally we reached El Reno and the siren song of the Eischen's chicken far to the north finally won us over and we made a detour to Okarche for dinner. We finally pulled in to the Hendrickson Motel, weary, happy, tired, and sad that the trip was over. However, we decided to extend the vacation just one more day and travel 66 through Oklahoma City.
