Route 66 and through to El Paso

Hey,

So as I said the other day, we we're headed out to Route 66, from Kingman to Seligman.

It was a hell of an experience... Took us a while to get to where we wanted to get on to it so we swapped from the 1-40 & jumped on to Route 66, but by this stage it was time for a pit stop so we stop at the first thing we see... The Black Cat Bar.

Now we had only really wanted to sneak in & use the restrooms, but when we walked in the bar it had 5-6 people in it, all old, drinkin Arizona types. We duck into the loo's, but on the way out decide to stop for a game of pool, afterall it's only 50c, and otherwise we would have felt rude.

The locals of course ask where we're from...*cough cough puts on Southern Accent*, "where are you folks from" As soon as we said Australia they were on to it.. "we have Aussie's in here" - that special way only Americans can say it.

We ended up having a beer, chatting to some guy about his cousins that moved to QLD, played a game of pool & signed a T-shirt to become Black Cat Family. Anyone hitting Seligman...(you know, just incase) I recommend it, and tell them we sent you. They seem to remember the people that come through. Good lot of people...

So we continue, next pit stop accidentally lands us at an Indian-American version of Centrelink...oops, but it did the trick after an awkward " I don't think I need to be here but can I use the bathroom, thanks"

Next stop because it was a must see is the Hackberry General Store. It screams Route 66, literally. Merchandise, signs everywhere, a sweet car out the front with the number plate. Still as it was inside at all its glory, diner seats, old pictures of Marylin Monroe everywhere, a guest book that of course we signed into. It was fun and tacky, in the good way.

We end our trip @ the historic D's Diner. Juke box, bold colours, milkshakes, hotdogs and old cars. It was priceless...

Since then we've driven through Phoenix, Tucson, and New Mexico and are now resting in El Paso, Texas. We have to give the car back tomorrow but we'll make a morning trip to Mexico, then we are back on our feet.

Just had a massive all you can eat buffet dinner at a kid's joint for $5.99. WIN! it had Route 66 minigolf, so we got to see all those sights we missed... in Glow in the Dark! so I feel like we won.

Massively full, havent eaten anything like that since we got here, and we are now watching the National Championship for College football, which Texas are in, so feeling the spirit...

Thats it I guess, we have an Amtrak ride coming up, and yes... Mexico in the morning

Blog Soon xx