La Quinta 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 ...

... 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 ...

... up and we arrived home at 12:05am Tuesday, 30hours after we started. However, this didn't diminish the fact that it was a great trip. Melissa and Shelby had better luck. Instead of taking a connecting flight from Beijing to Chicago, then on to DCA, United was able to change them to a nonstop to Washingtion International, which left a little later, but got them home 2 1/2 hours earlier.

... and again in Korea as the last fighter trainer just before 18 year olds earned their wings and went off to war. Only difference between this plane and the fighters themselves is that the AT-6 has 2 seats--one right behind the other. Aldan is now 87 years old--same age my dad would be were he alive. He is spry and very clear of mind. Still flys the thing like a fighter plane (see my pics taken during a wingover when I asked to photograph the ground. We did all of ...