Remington Hotel And Conference Center Wichita Falls

... had a nosy through some of the 5th wheels, while Josh parked himself on the couch with an RC car magazine that Lex gave him.
Some beautiful vehicles there, and Kate kept asking if we could just 'borrow' one to take with us! Both kids were especially enamored by one 40 foot 5th wheel that had a bunk loft in the back! So if you're ever wanting to buy an RV in the U.S – go to see Carlton ...

A week with Joyce, Bob & Debra, enjoy the photos - we don't get to see them often enough! So, it was good to catch up and spend some time with them.. Really hot there during the day - but perfect weather for stargazing in the evening! Donna gets a little nervous outside after dark when the coyotes howl, and it is certainly not a place to take your dog (burrs, sharp edged ...

... I'll go traveling again, but this time southeast to the distant land of Frisco, which is where I work. It's a long a arduous drive, but it's okay, because I always keep a health pack and camping gear in my car, just in case I get attack by rabid armadillos or if I can't find a hostel to stay in on the way.

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We got up a little early to start our drive to Texas. We took a few final pictures and said our goodbyes. It was such a wonderful week of spending time together and seeing the sights. We were sad to leave. We drove through some rain as we left Albuquerque, but other than that, the weather was very sunny with a few puffy clouds. We drove on I-40 back to Amarillo, which was the same as on the ...

Dinner at 9:15pm

Popeye's Chicken and Pioneer diner both cloased at 9pm, so we had to do the 24 hour IHOP

Our waitress "Granny" had been a waitress for 50 years! Started when she was 13! Should have taken a picture, next time.

... of the trip with an Onion Fried Burger at Johnnies in El Reno. It did not disappoint. One of our best meals and we all ate for $17. It's a bit like a slider, but WAAYYY better. And the corn dog was good too! Well, that ends this part of the Route 66 stuff. We have to get down to Texas, so we headed south from there. After watching Adeana moo at cows and a few bathroom breaks we stopped to stay the night in Wichita Falls, TX. Tomorrow we're going to make Jessica and Kristin very jealous :-)

We went to the winery where my mom tasted like 20 wines and I took a ton of pictures. Next we went to a Mexican restaurant where I had a chicken quesadilla with fries and it was really good. Then I went to this place where a guy made all the attractions from Route 66 on his property. There was the peace van that you see in cars, the blue whale, herbie the love bug, and more stuff. And there was this dog there that was so nice and he wanted to come home with me ...

... but no on there and we couldn't find anyone who took fees!!! Really lonely though--we counted only 3 campers in the whole park. So... we will save this one till we have someone travelling with us. Tom called at noon. Said the entire state was posted with severe warnings and advised us on how to stay current on weather emergencies. So we will ...

... for the Five Civilized Tribes Museum (not very informative but a brilliant exhibition of the works of self-taught Native American painter, Jerome Tiger) and the Cherokee Heritage Centre (with dignified, understated diary excerpts and survivors' recollection telling of the Trail of Tears). We also visited 3500 Batfish Road to tour the USS Batfish, a decommissioned WWII submarine - go on, look up the map.