ROAD TRIP! Day 9

As the days in our trip dwindle and the miles stay high we have to focus more on going the distance. Not to mention we’ll lose two hours on our trek home because Arizona doesn’t observe day light savings.

We didn’t really get on the road early, but not late either. Today was all about making it to the end destination.

Stop 1: Meteor Crater, AZ
Have you seen Starman, the John Carpenter movie? Well, that crater was just 6 miles out of our way so I stopped there. Turns out it was $15 per person, which makes it our most expensive stop yet. The crater was cool, but not $15 cool. Deanna was gung ho about going in, but labeled it a tourist trap as we left.

If you REALLY like Starman, and REALLY like NASA it will probably be worth your money.

We headed out from there along Route 66. We weren’t planning on following 66 exactly because many parts of the route go off the freeway through historic parts of towns. We DID do that in Gallup, NM. Kind of fun, but we didn’t really stop. We also made a quick stop at the Continental Divide.

Stop 2: Santa Fe, NM
Deanna really wanted to see stuff in New Mexico so we stopped in Santa Fe. As far as our drive is concerned, I really love their 75MPH freeway speed limit.

We ate at a restaurant called La Choza. Yelp said they had really good new mexican food. The enchiladas I had were great…spicier than I’m used to, but great.

We’ll be seeing more of the city tomorrow.