Best Western - Airport Tulsa

Our first night of camping. We visited Will Roger's birthplace that was only a couple miles away. We walked on the boat docks down in the marina. There were a couple hundred boats there, pontoon party boats and sail boats. We saw some really beautiful sailboats.

We're already halfway with an ETA Casa Grande for Sunday. Gray day, fairly easy driving with no specific highlights. We're parked in a KOA attached to a Casino where we will have dinner and may spend a few nickels for fun. The trick is to never play the winnings, otherwise you loose everything. We're moving at a rate of about 300 miles/500 km per day, basically 6+ hours of driving. Thinking of you.

Okay, Tulsa is nothing like what I expected. It's a city!!! Again (much like Witchita), I was expecting a small little two-horse town. It's busy with flyovers and freeways and lots and lots of traffic! <br><br>When we signed into the hotel, the sign in girl was really friendly and amazed that we'd be visiting Tulsa all the way from Australia. We then schlepped down to Arby's for dinner and the young negro girl there was also blown away by the fact we ...

... br><br> <br><br>Lookit the cool truck!<br><br> <br><br>Downtown Tulsa<br><br> <br><br>

Ok..we have 2 more days till we depart.  Is everyone getting excited?  I know I am.    I just received confirmation from the Hotel in Alabama that we can make signs for the doors.  So let's get those creative juices flowing and make some signs.  Use your imagination and fake fur..maybe a splash of glitter..  Don't forget the coaches.. there is nothing more manly than a coaches name thats been bedazzled.  Here are a few pictures from the car wash.. 

So we are down to 7 days.. 7 days...For a parent don't blink..For a 14 year old its like..omg that's forever and a hundred. Plus if I hear another teenager say "it's like" one more time I'm ramming my car in a wall. <br><br>I'm sitting here in the office trying to figure out what am I going to ...

Another rest stop on the way home. Tulsa was absolutely stifling with humidity and heat when we arrived. I guess we are heading in the right direction.<br><br>On the way to Tulsa, we drove through St. Louis. We had a great view of the Arch as we drove through the city. Jerry &amp; I have both visited the Arch before, so we didn't make any stops here.<br><br>We did see a Nike Outlet at one of our roadside stops. Jerry went ...

Monday the 8th of June.<br><br>My goal is to travel on as much of the Historic Route 66 as possible from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Kingman, Arizona. <br><br>While passing through Albuquerque, New Mexico, I'll take a side trip to see my Niece Jennifer and her husband, Matt.<br> <br>From Kingman, Arizona I will roll northwest to Parhump, Nevada which is just west of Las Vegas. <br><br>While there, I will spend 5 days at Front Sight Firearms Training Institute in Pahrump, NV improving my pistol ...

... time to driver up to Tulsa where I was raised and went to high school. After meeting Brett and his wife Tiffany, I checked into a hotel (Hyatt Place - GREAT) and then met 5 old friends (Angie, Brett, Hoang, Mike and Chris) for dinner and drinks at a local pub downtown. It was great to catch up with all of them. Back in Dallas, Tanya and I were carefully monitoring the swine flu epidemic and decided to ...

There is a restaurant at the West Gate of Peking University, given its namesake. Xi (west) Mer (door/gate) is a popular establishment renowned for its chicken on a stick and fantastic gong bao ji ding (kung pow chicken). I was a regular at Ximer last semester, ordering my customary Eggplant and Gong Bao Ji Ding, bringing friends to taste its wonders, and becoming familiar with its staff. I didn't realize one could become addicted to food, like cold sweat ...