11 Apr 2019 - Arrived in Oklahoma City!

11 Apr 2019

This morning at 0849 hrs we packed up and pulled chocks in Amarillo TX with wind chills at 18 degrees F.  Our hands were freezing by the time we finished loading.  Our neighbor was out fiddling around with his hose and water filter so I suspect he was froze up.  Our water was flowing but it was really cold!

The trip to Oklahoma City was fairly flat and much greener than previous, but we had some nasty winds out of the N-NW rolling in from the storms north of us, so we really had to pay attention to our road position.  It is days like today that makes me thankful I have a dually.  Even with 20-30 mph cross winds, our truck is really stable on the highway.  The trailer still does a little 'tail wag' from time to time, but never enough to be of concern.  As the road curved around to the NE just past the TX-OK state line, the wind was hitting us in the drivers front which impacted the fuel mileage also.

We made one stop for fuel and to stretch the muscles a bit, and at 1321 hrs we rolled into the western edge of Oklahoma City.  It was a 259 mile drive today.  We've had longer and we've had shorter.  We shoot for 200, but we are on sort of a beeline to get home now, so it was OK.

The Mustang Run RV Park is really nice and very convenient at access from I-40.  the spots are all paved and the ground in between sites is GREEN GRASS!   Liberty is thrilled!  That ol' peeing on the rocks stuff is for the birds!

Nice spacing between RV's

Beautiful blue skies today bit the rain is coming in a day or so.

They even have storm shelters strategically placed throughout the campground.
You would think we were in tornado alley or something!
I refer to them as bomb shelters.

After we unhooked and set up, it was time to do the ceremonial 'placing of the decal'!  Another state bites the dust!

After Oklahoma, we only have Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia remaining to visit in the RV. If everything goes OK with my back, we will knock them out this summer when we head East for Dan's National Fire Academy graduation.

2019 East Coast Trip (partial plan) - 30 May-1 Oct 2019

Not many plans here since we only have one day and my mobility is limited.  Tomorrow we plan to see the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, then Saturday we will head north to Lawrence KS for a couple nights before heading home.