Trade Winds East 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.

... place up!!<br><br>The big excitement coming in to Tulsa was we got a flat tyre on our rental. Matt changed the tyre and we had to stop at the car rental place at Tulsa International Airport to swap it over. Anyway, got a new car okay and then this morning we noticed the front left tyre on the new car was looking suspiciously flat-ish as well!! We went back to the airport and they swapped it again for us. So fingers crossed that third time's teh charm!!

... 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 ...

... of my travels.<br><br> Route 66<br> <br>Route 66 had its official beginning on November 11, 1926 and continued through 1959 when the highway parts of it started being bypassed by new high-speed Interstate highways.  This continued section-by-section until the last phase of the new Interstate highway system was put in place in 1984 and Route 66 was decommissioned.  Route 66 is now designated as Historic Route 66.<br><br>"It was a Route 66 sight, the marvelous Meramec Caverns, that ...

... t thank her enough for getting Stacey, Ruben, Alexa, and their significant others out (and to keep it a secret). We had lot's of good Mexican good and too many good drinks. My last few days in the US were spent in Dallas enjoying the great food and spending time with Tanya. On one our last nights outs...we even managed to see an authentic India rickshaw patrolling the streets of Dallas. Crazy. Enjoy the pics.

... eggplant, the service, the DISGUSTING fish tank in the dining area, the glory. I have actually had dreams of this place, of getting gong bao ji ding to go, of my dai zou boxes completely falling apart and using a crisp white Shaoyuan towel to sheild my comforter from the falling sauce. DREAMS! Dinner on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 will change my life. I will go to Ximer and chi fan (eat) and be merry. Oh, the happiness. And I'm pretty excited to go back ...