Today's 444 miles started in Santa Fe, New Mexico and was a nice warm ride. The only thing to worry about early this morning were the tumbleweeds, especially the ones that seemed to be aiming right for the bike, as you can see in the video. New Mexico seems to have a huge police presence, more so than any of the other states we've been to.
By the time we hit Texas, so did the forcasted record-high winds. Ben felt he was more sailing than riding a motorcycle. The wind made it difficult to stay in the lane, but we were able to cruise down Route 66 most of the day unscathed. Passing the numerous semi-trucks was an interesting white-knuckled adventure.
and finally landing in Oklahoma, which amazingly looks a lot like Texas...
Tonight we're staying at the Flamingo Inn in Elk City, Oklahoma. Fingers crossed that tomorrow's wind has lessened and that we beat the low pressure system that we're riding right in front of so we can ride it out at Brenda B's!
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