More catching up

We have reached Santa Fe and are considering staying forever. What a beautiful place. We are using the wi-fi at a great indi book store/coffee shop. Here is how we got here... Day 3-4ish (I'm losing track). We departed Oklahoma yesterday but before leaving, took some time to wander the grounds of the Nat'l Route 66 museum in Elk City. It was closed (Sunday) but the place was impressive nontheless. As we headed west the landscape began to change dramatically. Black dirt turned to red clay, cows horns grew considerably longer and the wind became very hot. In Groom, TX we saw the largest cross in the western hemisphere. Texas was not terribly exciting because most of the route runs parallel to I-40. We did stop for lunch at the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, TX. It is one of the purported 1/2 way points on the route. Nice place..lots of history. There were travellers from New York & the Netherlands resting there as well. We had planned to overnight in Tucumcari but we just didn't feel great about the available lodging so we moved on the Santa Rosa. Excellant decision! The road became rolling as we entered high plains country. Got to the hotel just ahead of a gully-washer. By the time we checked in and took a swim, the sky cleared and the sun came out. We had dinner at a historic place called Joseph's, took a sunset drive through the high plains to Puerto de Luna, a very old Mexican village that is still inhabited. New homes intermix with ancient ruins. This morning we had breakfast at another historic place called the Silver Moon Cafe. Scrambled eggs with chorizo & onions. Great way to start the day. We are taking the Sante Fe loop today which included a stop in Las Vegas, NM. So cool. Amovie is being shot in old town today so as we wandered the streets, we got to watch all of the action. the movie is "Paul" so we will watch for it in future. Turns out they make a lot of movies there including; Easy Rider, No Country for Old Men. We saw the building that Jesse James was shot in. Wyatt Earp & Doc Holiday all lived here so once again....history. I visited with a local artist/shop owner, Tito Chavez. bought a great pair of silver earrings from him. We also found the perfect doughnut (according to Mark) at Charlie's Spic & Span Cafe. You are now caught up. As I've been blogging, Mark has been booking us a hotel here so it sounds like we are here for the night. There is so much to do and see so I'll get back to you later. Lorrie