Tulsa Days Inn

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 ...

... dirty. The roads appeared to be crumbling and neglected. Due to 20+ days of rain, water covered low lying spots. Thank goodness we had a GPS, or we might now have ever found the place. Even after we found the small zoo sign on the main road pointing left, we found ourselves inside the entrance with three possible directions to drive and no sign or indication which road led to the zoo. Tulsa was getting on my nerves. The zoo was overrun with children screaming bloody ...

... 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.

... was going on with our flight (save that it "wasn't cancelled"). Finally at about 11pm, someone came up and asked "where are you all waiting to fly to?" When we let him know, he was surprised and said "that flight was cancelled hours ago!" Brilliant. The Northwest counters in the main hall were swarmed with angry and exhausted travelers. The main supervisor finally stood up and announced to everyone that all the hotels were full, so they wouldn't be able to put anyone else up ...