Ramada Inn 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.

... from Australia. After I'd ordered she asked, "Where y'all from?" and when I said Australia she said, "Australia! Damn, I wanna travel somewhere big like that!"<br><br>The area where the motel was I think may have been the seedy side of Tulsa. This morning as we were leaving I stopped in at the service station next door to the hotel to buy fags and I was sure the guy being served in front of me (who was on something) was about to whip out a gun and hold ...

... 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 ...

... http://visittulsa.com/) I was excited to see the Brady District, the Blue Dome District, Cherry Street, and Brookside. I was going to make a whirlwind tour of the indie coffee shops. It just sounded so organic and bohemian! Well.... The previous day our bartender, Christina, had suggested that we try a local café that has the distinction of being the one and only "seed to cup" coffee producer in the US. The name of the place is Topeca Coffee and it is on the ground floor ...

... 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 ...

... do, but that's largely because efficient central AC is practically unheard of)! I got see pretty much my whole family, which was a very nice treat. The only ones missing were my twin nephews, who were up in Massachusetts with my sister-in-law. My brother in Texas and his family came up the first weekend, so we got to see each other for the first time in over a year and a half. A visit to the Tulsa Zoo was a big hit with my nephew. Then my other brother came ...