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Morning at the Pow-Wow Best Western in Tucumcari

Two of the finest Pickups

New Monument to Route 66 in Tucumcari

Group Shot
	...Another...guess who moved..

A short drive leaving New Mexico and a loooong one through Texas

Nothing but flat.......and high crosswinds

Ten Cadillacs planted in the Texas plains

We stopped in Groom, TX for lunch, but the planned spot was closed. We opted for 'Mary's Restaurant'. This place is run by a pair of missionaries. There are no prices on the menu. You just pay what you think the meal was worth and drop it in a jar on your way out. The food was pretty good and a lot of it.

One of the things that Groom is noted for, is a large steel cross adjacent to Route 66. Supposedly weighs around 500 tons

An oasis in the desert

Lots of food and pretty good
	Here's the 'till'

The owner had a pet.....90% wolf....
		At 70 lbs, it was just a puppy and pretty playful

The Leaning Tower of Groom, TX

We had to hurry to get to the Elk City, Route 66 Museum

Large grounds, lots of displays

With a train staton

Arriving early at the Motel, a few of us pulled some maintenance on our cars. Dave is changing his plugs again, so Bob thinks it would be a good idea to do the same. In doing so, finds that #5 & 7 plugs are badly burned. It's apparent that a lean mixture was being created by the defective brake booster, leaking air into the manifold just above the 2 cylinders. Capping the tap and changing plugs finally resolves the high temperature gremlin in the Pres. Later, on a recommendation of a couple locals, we all have dinner at a small rural diner across the Interstate, called "Home Cooking". Couldn't have been more rural or small, but the food was good. The hotel has a nice, but dated 'panache'. It was recently purchased by another chain and is being renovated. Next door, separated by an aging parking lot, stands another closed restaurant, hinting of the same fate as many others we've seen on Route 66. Looking in the window, it appears ready for business with everything in place, except people....

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