For several days I’ve been heading towards Oklahoma City without ever reaching it.
Monday night I got as close as Perry, Oklahoma, where I saw the food bank truck.
Tuesday morning I started out intending to drive through OKC that day. I made it two exits down the Interstate. I was tired from listening to trains the night before and the winds were stronger than I thought they’d be so I pulled into and RV park where I could plug in my heater at night, dump my tanks so I wouldn’t worry about them filling up, and catch up (sort of) on some computer stuff.
Lately the winds have been the determining factor as to whether today is a go or not. I check the weather in the evening and it says winds 10-16 mph tomorrow. So I decide to go. Then I get up in the morning and they’ve added gusts up to 24 mph. I can handle up to 20 but 24 is uncomfortable–I hold the steering wheel so tight my fingers go to sleep.
So I stayed two nights at that RV park.
Then this morning the forecast said gusts up to 23 mph but they would be tail winds. Tomorrow they will be head winds. So I decided to go. But by the time I did a dump and fill it was nearly 11:00. And I hadn’t had breakfast. And I was running out of my brand of caffeine. And my RV wanted diesel.
They guy in the office told me where I could get diesel that was not biodiesel. So that was my first stop. The station had a small grocery store and they had a carton of Diet Dr Pepper and my favorite snack for sale so now my grocery shopping was less urgent.
That meant it was time to eat breakfast. OK brunch for those of you who are paying attention to the clock. Pizza Hut works for me. I get a large pizza and put much of it in a go box to eat later. Now grocery shopping is even less urgent.
So, I’m finally back on the freeway. At 1:00 pm. Hey, I never said I was an early bird.
And I drive. And drive. And drive. Apparently having a tailwind makes it easier. I take much fewer breaks than usual.
About 5:30 I decide it is supper time and look at that will you? A Cracker Barrel! So I go in and eat and bring half my meal back for later. Grocery shopping is now even less urgent.
And the sun is setting. So I’ll stay here tonight.
But, I’m past Oklahoma City. I’m all the way down into Texas. Where the weather forecast for tomorrow is just OK. But it says rain the day after. So, tomorrow I’ll see if I can get all the way to somewhere I can hole up for several days.
However many days that turns out to be. Before I once again decide it is time to go.
TTYL,
Linda
I like the way you travel! May you continue to have tail winds!
tail winds are so great on the gas gauge too!!!
Have you passed Lake Texoma? right on the border and very nice. you said you were in Texas but how far down…. Lake Texoma State Park plus there are several other places to stay around there. I think it’s the prettiest lake in Texas…
http://www.laketexoma.com/
High 60s low 70s and high 40s – 50s at night … seems there’s a thunderstorm afoot! well? look at the websie if you have internet…. That site gives all the places in the area to camp plus lodges …
There’s also Lake Texoma State Park … nice place to be… that whole area
Safe rather than sorry.
Glad you’re watching those winds. Traveling in them is definitely not fun and absolutely not safe.
Tail winds – YES – anything else – stay put. You and Nick – definitely not morning folks. Be safe.
Seems to me that Texas is not especially wind free either. I’ll be so relieved to get to Louisiana and not have to worry about driving in the wind. My hands go to sleep hanging on to the steering wheel too.