Doubletree Hotels 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 ...

... to the lowlands exhibit which was also closed. Frustrated that so much of the zoo was closed or unavailable, Kelly asked me, "What is the most impressive animal you're seen?" It was true - we had been there at least 30 minutes and felt like we were trapped in an exhibit of local animals, the "vermin of Oklahoma" I affectionately call them. By this time were were starting to get hungry, so I suggested that we grab a hotdog. The only concession stand we could find was ...

... for my traditional "cleansing" after India and the 24 hour plane journey. Palomar is a great hotel and the wine reception was a welcome relief from bad India wine. Tanya joined me and we had a great sushi dinner. Two days later I was off to Oklahoma to visit the parents for a few days where I was properly fed and fattened up (side note...I gained 10 pounds this trip home). I managed to squeeze in some ...

... home on the 25th or 26th. Um . . . say what?? So, I called my mom's house to give everyone the update. My sister-in-law was livid, and told me not to tolerate them jerking me around. When it was clear that they were only going to let people fly out on Northwest flights or those of their partnership airlines, I just about lost it. Meanwhile there was an American Airlines flight going out of Chicago for Tulsa the next day with plenty of seats still available on it! I talked to my ...