Crossed the border in to Arizona yesterday afternoon so the clocks go forward an hour. Breakfast in the motel at 6 and it’s still very dark. Got all my gear ready to go but it is to dark still at 7. Suns creeping up and I set off at 7:20, still early.
As I climb out of Kingmen I’m aware that the sun is rising directly in front of me. This means the drivers behind are dazzled by the sun and won’t have a good veiw of me or the road. So I stop and but my rear lights on. It’s cold the hard shoulder is only a metre wide and very uneven. Not a good start to the day.
An hour later, all change, sun has risen, not so cold and the hard shoulder is wide and smooth. Rolling roads for the next couple of hours and the miles are easy. At 10:30 I stop for some food and a rest. Perch myself on some boulders overlooking the highway, with a great view across the valley. Truckers honking their horns as they pass. Not much happening today, the roads are quite and I’m pleasantly buzzing along.
Not far to go now so I pull of the highway onto the Original route 66. Pulling into Seligman, the high street is like a scene from a western movie. Saloons, barbers and sheriffs office. I decide to have lunch in the Roadkill cafe/saloon. Typical American stuff large wooden bar, ranch style restaurant, stuffed animals and more shit than you can imagine. T-shirts, fridge magnets, teddy bears and a whole lot more. Only 2 mile to my motel. The lady is multitasking today she tells me. Running the bar, office and serving pizza’s. I’ll be seeing a lot of her tonight :) .

Good stuff mate see you have planned some big rides soon,hope you are having a great time, just a tiny bit jealous well massively so.