I should start the day by saying a few things that we forgot yesterday... By the time we reached the hotel, we were both exhausted!! And missed a good chunk of yesterday out... So Jo wants me to educate you all about sour skittles. So for some reason, they put the sour coating on the outside of the skittle, not within the flavour so when you pop a few in your mouth, it's like a blast of sour flavour that makes your eyes water! The flavours are also different -like normal skittles but sour. We are not sure if we like them or not, but we've eaten them all!! The second thing... Road kill and animals here are crazy! We've seen a deer pop out across a four lane highway, a beaver scuttle across the road... I nearly ran over a tortoise!! I totally didn't believe Jo that I had, until one of the Route 66 promo videos in one of the museums had a tortoise crossing The Mother Road! We've seen Jack Rabbits today, fast crazy little creatures, totally living up to their reputation of rabbits in a headlight... And my personal favourite, the Armadillo, crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside! Which has mostly been true as we've yet to see one alive!! They are by far the most common roadkill. Apparently they don't see very well. We've also seen a Pair of Kestrels, cardinals, red birds, and I think a woodchuck... Although when I spun round to try show Jo yesterday we almost got sideswiped by a truck!! #mybad

Back to today, there was a gym at the hotel, so exercise was completed before breakfast. We packed the car and then did something we thought we'd never do... Drove to breakfast?! So American!! They have drive-in everything here... Laundry was the one we saw today?! After a light breakfast, we departed at 9.15 ... We said 9 so not too bad. And started the banter straight away...

'Do you know the way to Amarillo?' Nope, not yet... But I'm hoping we'll get there by the end of the day.

Leaving Oklahoma City, we needed fuel... Got about 120 miles (quarter tank) left but we've made a rule not to go below a quarter unless it's an emergency... Jo really doesn't want to get stuck without gas!

Driving out of Oklahoma City and we pick up Route 66 and straight over an iconic steel bridge, Lake Overholser Bridge (1924), spanning the river and back out onto the open road. Following the road out and we see a huge metallic structure, advertising the Yukon flour factory - 'Yukon's Best Flour'.

Passing through El Reno, stopping to photograph some murals and signs, Jo decided she wanted to drive. As we pulled out onto a relatively straight part of road we swapped. I was terrified... Not because of Jo's driving (well, only a little bit!) but because of navigating through the book we are using (see photo). Whilst Jo orientated herself with the controls, and realised you didn't need left footed braking, we stopped in the Cherokee Service Mart, shaped like a wig-wam for a refreshment break... Or a nervous wee!! When back on the route, we encountered a farm machine so huge it took up both sides of the road and looked like a transformer. There was a hole between the wheels that could fit a car under and I told Jo that she needed to drive under it to get past... As she started pulling closer I had to tell her I was kidding!!!!

Next photo stop was Lucilles, a service station built in 1929, in Hydro. A replica restaurant was built by the owners in the next town, Weatherford. Into Clinton, we stopped at a highlight, the Oklahoma Route 66 museum. For a $5 entry fee, you could take a trip down Route 66 in Oklahoma from the 1920's to current day. This was a fascinating display of vehicles, signage and old gas pumps, diners and other paraphernalia. This was like my dream come true, exactly how I imagined Route 66 to be.

It was then onto Elk city, where we stopped at a quaint little tea room called The Country Dove where they are famous for serving the 'French Silk Pie' Pie! This was one of the best pieces of pie I've ever tasted, coupled with an ice tea, classical piano music, it was nice to have a relaxing 20 minutes. This place reminded me of Steel Magnolias, the film. Everybody popping in, filled with gossip, advice, travel stories and news of last weeks tornado! Only a small one apparently. Apparently they come in from the South West towards the North West and you should get underground. If you are driving, drive in the opposite direction - fast!!! Apart from terrifying both of us regarding the tornados, this was an amazing place... Def a must stop.

Filled with pie, our next stop was the National Route 66 museum, still in Elk City. There was a Firemans pole, which obviously we had to slide down, and four main sub museums. Transport, Route 66, Old World, a Farming museum and a Mini village resembling Route 66 in the old days... My favourite part was the rodeo section about all the Cowboys!

Saw a quote today which I'd like to take on board, 'Give a girl the right pair of boots and she can conquer the world'.

To find lunch, we stopped at United supermarket. Jo bought a loaf of bread, ham tomatoes, cheese and we had a picnic in the car. Finding the healthy option is not really an easy option, but a challenge we are trying to take.

After leaving Elk City, we continued down the last of the Oklahoma towns towards the Texas state line. Into a little town called Shamrock - and the U-drop inn photo opportunity, then the Devils Rope Museum (a tribute to barbed wire) at McLean.

So after the little town called McLean, the guide gave us two options. Stick to the paved road, or a loop on a dirt track, about 8 miles long. Of course we took the dirt track! Why would we not? It was only when the road was soggy clay with two foot cracks and ridges, hilly terrain, tyre tracks that suited a four wheel drive did we think that Sandy was perhaps not the vehicle to have brought off road... But hey, when in Texas... And of course I'm a trained driver... How bad could it be?? It was only when the car had slid along the mud tracks, the auto correct was trying to kick in and we were in about a foot of muddy, clay water that I had a little panic, but the adrenaline rush was excellent. I can't say the same for Jo, who was absolutely terrified!! Best and worst part of the day by far!!

Following Jo's trauma of the dirt track, she was relieved when the road into Amarillo was on the Interstate. It was 8.15 and we made it to the hotel! A record! It's about to thunder and the sky is a magnificent dark blue marble, interjected with a mixture of dark thick clouds and lighter fluffy clouds. You can feel the atmosphere, it's brilliant!

We are off to a restaurant that serves a 72 ounce steak called The Big Texan, already famous but for us Brits, featured on the Man v food programme. If you can eat it in 60 minutes you can have it for free!! They sit you on a table right in the centre and start the clock displayed behind you. It doesn't say how much it is if you don't finish it?! Don't think I'll be trying that!! Two people were trying the challenge as we sat eating... I can confirm it was HUGE! not only the steak, but the accompanying sides to go with the steak. No surprise, they didn't make it! It was however a 20oz T-Bone steak for me, and the most delicious steak I've ever tasted. Fed, watered, and mighty content!!

Do I know the way to Amarillo... Well yes Ma'am, I do!!

Day: 6

Total Miles driven: 1237

States Crossed: 4.5 (Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma to Texas)

License Plates Checked: 30

(Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Alabama, North Carolina, Colorado, Nevada, Mississippi, California, New Mexico, New York)

Road Kill : 1 (none today!!)