Howdy Y'all, That was the way to Amarillo

Just call me Fred.....Big Fred.

Texas is Big, real Big. Even the journey here from Oklahoma was enormous. Just one quick lunch stop on the way at Pops' in Arcadia, OK, an amazing place that sells hundreds of different flavours of soda. We chose good ol' Round Barn Root Beer, and some good pop it was too.

Fred ouside Pops, that one big soda bottle.

Lunch stop done it was on towards Texas.

When the SatNav said ' stay on this road for the next 250 miles' we knew it was gonna be a tough drive so I settled down, watched Ol' Okey disappear in the rearview mirror and the huge skies of Texas unfold before us.

Arriving in Amarillo it felt great to chill out in the Big Texan Hotel before I get stuck into the steak dinner that I know is waiting for me just next door.

A jacuzzi bath and a fresh set of duds and I'm the rootingest tootingest bear in these parts.

Yeeehah, lets go eat some meat.

And drink some Big Texan beer

And then go sleep it all off. Night y'all.

OOOOk-lahoma where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain

Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day.

Thanks to all at the Desert Hills Motel for an authentic 66 motel experience, no frills, just a warm dry place to lay our weary heads.

A bit chilly first thing but with highs of 29 and a chance a thunder storms later we are all set for another days' adventuring on Route 66.
First things first though, refuelling at Tallys' Diner
Bears need a good breakfast otherwise I'm like a human with a sore head.

Then Its off on the road through OOOOk-lahoma City, across the praire towards Texas, a 367 mile hop towards Amarillo.