THINKING OF YOU, DONNA P.! HUGS.
Day 57 – After a ton of sleep I felt better today, a little tired and headachy. Now it’s Rob’s turn. His appointment at CVS in Lawton, OK was for 10:30 a.m. We still had the laundry in the back of the Honda. Yes, it’s finally laundry day. We passed the laundromat on the way to the CVS and it was not nearly as busy as on Sunday morning when we made our first attempt.
Continue readingWIND AND SLEEP – BOOM.
Day 56 – We awoke in the middle of the night to wind gusts so heavy they rocked the RV. These trees are scraggly and obviously have gotten accustomed to the wind here, so we didn’t have to worry about trees coming down like in NY and ME. It remained very windy. I felt lousy enough that all I wanted to do was sleep, but the wind kept Rob awake and the girls were scared.
Continue readingNO SIGNAL.
Day 55 – We’re behind on blog posts because once we moved across the road from one campsite to the other, we lost what little signal we had. We had two posts on the queue, ready to go out, but had no signal to send them. No phone, no internet. It was nice, very nice, not to hear even a beep, but it was also disconcerting – what if something happens? No one can reach us; we can’t reach anyone. Um, what’s happening in the world? Can’t get the news. Trust me, nothing much changes in the news. LOL. And, what if you need to know something right this minute? No internet, no google. How on earth did we all survive in the past? Hee hee.
Continue readingA BUSY DAY AT THE RV.
Day 54 – We had plenty to keep us busy at the RV. We don’t have hook-ups at the campsite so this morning Rob went to get water for the fresh water tank. We had transferred all the remaining water that was in the tank beforehand, transferred it to several large bowls and a large pasta pan. We wanted to separate that water from the new water he was getting. There is a warning at the water spigots here which states that all water must be boiled due to the possibility of E Coli.
Continue readingHAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARY! HOPE IT’S A GREAT CELEBRATION!
TRAVEL DAY: NORMAN, OKLAHOMA TO INDIAHOMA, OKLAHOMA.
Day 53 – We got up at 7:30 a.m. this morning; it was 58 degrees and sunny. The campers next to us left first thing – we don’t blame them since the campers on the other side of them had a bit of a party last night – and it wasn’t even the weekend yet. We’ll be out of here, too, once we get moving and pack up for the drive. We were looking forward to this drive, and told the girls not to worry because it would be a shorter drive than usual, and at our upcoming stop, we’d be here for at least a week and they wouldn’t have to go for another drive soon. How wrong we were.
REST IN PEACE, MARK P. YOU ARE MISSED.
Day 52 – This morning when I was making the bed, I saw outside the window that something was going on in the lake. It looked at first like big fish were jumping; the water was frothy. I called Rob in to see. Then we saw a bunch of small black ducks on the water swimming in a huddled mass and a bald eagle kept swooping down. It was trying the separate the ducks so it could pick one up – a nice duck for breakfast. But the ducks stuck together and eventually the eagle gave up and flew away. Rob went outside then and got pictures of the ducks.
Continue readingTRAVEL DAY: GORE, OKLAHOMA TO NORMAN, OKLAHOMA.
Day 51 – Boy, you can sure tell we’re heading west! It is extremely dry – the air – you can feel the dryness in your nose and throat and on your skin. We haven’t seen any rain forecast in the weather reports, whereas we were seeing that forecast regularly. It’s not cold anymore – I didn’t think we’d be this warm until we reached the desert of New Mexico & Arizona. I expected it to be colder in Oklahoma. Right now (4:30 p.m.) it’s 77 degrees in the RV and 73 degrees outside. We’ve had full sunlight with few clouds for about a week now. Aside from cowboy hats and boots, ranches instead of farms, and ALOT more cattle and horses in the fields, this dryness is one sure way to pinpoint where we are.
SEQUOYAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, DAY 2.
Day 50 – After taking care of some business in the morning, we left around 11:30 a.m. for the Webber Bottom Unit of Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. We decided to switch the order from yesterday’s trip so that we’d do the main refuge in the afternoon and the smaller unit earlier. It was a beautiful, sunny day.
Continue readingSEQUOYAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, DAY 1.
Day 49 – We were up and out before 10 a.m. this morning. The sun was shining without a cloud in the sky – the perfect day to go to a wildlife refuge. We’d been to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge once before in 2018. It had a great auto tour. This time, they were working on the refuge roads and an entire section was closed. We still managed to spend almost all day there and at the Webber Bottom Unit, a section of the refuge on the other side of the Arkansas River.
Continue readingTRAVEL DAY: RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS TO GORE, OKLAHOMA.
Day 48 – At 7:45 a.m. this morning, it was 38 degrees and sunny. The White Pelicans were gathered at their normal spot near the sand across the river; an empty barge, pushed by a tug boat, traveled through the lock in a different direction. We packed up to leave, while watching life go on as usual around us.
