Route 66 and Texas

We stayed at Amarillo last night. Prices of hotels are much, much better here. We managed to get the Holiday Inn for around $88. We had done a long drive so were relieved to have made it! Our days in the car involve a constant battle between the air con and the sun through the hardly-tinted windows so it's always a relief to get into the hotel. We continued along  Route 66 and also the pre 1937 Route 66 which was really cool to see - these days they don't get as much traffic due to major highways that have taken their place but we wanted to see them anyway. We could not believe how many dead towns there are - so many restaurants/hotels/petrol stations that are either closed down or look like they're about to be. 

Just before we reached Amarillo we stopped off at Cadillac Ranch. Over the years the cars were graffitied and all the parts stolen so now they are just shells. Amazing to see though - there's no signs for it or anything so we just had to keep an eye out. 

Just drove through Austin, Texas. The downtown area was nice, we hadn't eaten since our Venti Cappucino's this morning from Starbucks so we stopped at a little takeaway place called Freso's. We sat in our car out the front and absolutely devoured our pepper wood-grilled chicken and salsa tortillas - the staff were probably wondering if we hadn't eaten in a week. 

We will be in San Antonio by tonight and are staying there for two nights. Tomorrow we are going to Six Flags which is an amusement park with crazy rides. We are both excited for a day out of the car :)