Day 2: June 2 (Part 1)

For all of you who are jealous of us on this road trip-you would NOT have been this morning. We drove on 62 to 83 North and believe me when I tell you....there is NOTHING there. I mean, absolutely nothing. Three hours of nothing. Par and I nearly jumped out of our seats in the car.

But as soon as we hit route 41 West (Route 66) we hit a gold mine!

Stop #1: Devil's Rope Exhibit 
http://www.barbwiremuseum.com/DevilsRopeMuseum.htm

It may have just been our sheer boredom rearing its little head, but when Par and I saw the advertisement for World's Largest Barbed Wire Museum, we IMMEDIATELY pulled over and followed the big massive signs (remember our policy on signs! If there are more than 4 or 5-it's worth a stop! Picture on Left). 

We saw a cowboy hat made of barbed wire, we read a book about barbed wire, we saw fancy barbed wire, and electric fence barbed wire! It was an incredible spectacle!

Also at the museum was a Route 66 museum (picture on left). There was all kinds of fun stuff there like a pretend diner, a ginormous fake cow (which Par and I took pictures with specifically for my mother's benefit) and a rattle snake overhead! Again, this could be boredom talking, but when there is nothing for three hours, a sign signifying "Worlds Largest" and the words "FREE!!!!" Par and I are gonna stop, and odds are....we're excited about it.

Stop #2: Largest Cross in the Northern Hemisphere 
Groom, Texas: Home of one of the largest crosses in the world, and THE largest cross in the Northern Hemisphere. Notice how there is no picture? Well, that's because we didn't technically stop. There was only ONE sign on the side of the road (and you know our policy) and Par and I aren't exactly cross picture taking people. Par did snap one on her camera, and when we upload all our pics on here, you can get an idea. But seriously, just imagine a big white cross in the middle of nowhere...that was basically it.

Stop #3: Big Texan Steak House-Home of the Free 72 oz steak!!!

This is our current stop (they had free wifi) and it is AWESOME. It's like its own southern flamboyant town-basically it's big and over the top. Par tried to convince me to order Rocky Mountain Oysters for an appetizer but I informed her we should hold off ordering seafood until we hit California. Too bad I'm an idiot and didn't realize that Rocky Mountain is aka BULLS TESTICLES!  I am all for trying new things, but the line was drawn here; so gross.

We ordered the lunch special-steak and 2 sides plus a roll for $13. We scarfed that stuff down. We had not eaten all day and drove through the middle of nowhere-we were famished and bored!

We will update with the rest of our day later tonight!