Hampton Inn And Suites Lawton

... directions to our next destination and some possible sites to see on the way, including Fort Sill where Geronimo was kept in prison for a while. We are certainly appreciative of the time taken by people to give us the tips along the journey, it has certainly given us some wonderful places to visit and sections, we would most likely have never visited without the locals giving the spots to. Thank you to all these kind people, the journey has been enriched with the exchanges we have enjoyed.

We awoke to a rather grey morning and after a quick pack-up were on the road before 9am. After stopping in Clarendon for ice we travelled south easterly down highway 287 towards Memphis (Texas). On the way there was a rest area and as we needed to use a phone we decided to stop. Top marks to Donley County for a superb facility. The toilets were spotless, the phone worked and there was even free wi-fi which we used to check ...

We planned to setup camp at Doris Campground (South side of refuge) when we arrived on Friday. Little did we know that every family in Oklahoma was camping that weekend :-( We pitched our tent in the only available space we could find, but since it wasn't an "authorized" campsite, we decided to locate another area to setup camp. We heard someone say that there was an area on the northeast side of the refuge where there might be some open campsites.

The past three weeks have been full of hundreds of tasks leading up to my eventual flight to India on March 30th. Everything you can think of from closing accounts, changing addresses, selling my car, seeing friends in Tulsa, seeing family in Florida to enjoying my favorite restaurants before subjecting my body to Indian food for two years. One thing that I was indeed looking forward to was the going away party for family my parents in Oklahoma were throwing for me ...

Hi, We made it to our hotel in the city of Golden on the west side of town. The trip was easy. We ate at Chili's on the way to the hotel. Alayna noticed several people she had seen at the airport and I saw lots of Texas shirts. It's raining in Denver which hopefully means it's snowing in the mountains.

... float around in the warm water and drink beer and hang out all day. They love the idea. Well, that's Kaw lake for ya. It was Labor day weekend so we left fairly early on Monday because of course I had a million things to do...including and early morning slalom set at Mystic. Gotta enjoy the perfect pass while I'm here.

This is a place not to miss! When driving south-west from Oklahoma City, in the middle of nowhere, we found a recommended Meers restaurant. It's located in a place of the old mine, now barely habited. What's left is a traditional style restaurant serving giant Texas Longhorn hamburgers. Although both Udo and myself are quite big eaters when it comes to burgers, these giants were really filling. After a guge burger, portion of fries and homemade ice cream, we were full for the rest of the day:P

Well, here I sit, typing away in great anticipation as to what tomorrows events will hold. I haven't been out of the country in a while, and for me it will be bliss. I have packed effeciently, and light. I am ready to take tons of pictures. I really can't wait. -Peter

The date is approximate, but after a year of dating Stephen, I finally got to make a trip with him up to Lawton to visit his parents at their home. We had a great time and I met Eliza, Stephen's niece, for the first time. I believe she was 2 or 3 years old and she was a bundle of energy. Very cute. We saw buffalo and went out to eat a lot. Stephen's parents have always been extremely kind and generous.

... the blue staunchly Protestant & Royalist half of Glasgow (Rangers). The Rangers badge has the word Ready on the bottom of it, so if that is not bad enough, the Ready Rangers badge is a carbon copy of the Rangers badge. Someone had a right chuckle at that when they came up with it I bet. Anyway I digress, so 3 weeks of training and I am a fully fledged engineer ready to go to Caldwell, Texas, bring it on!