Making Miles, More Bugs and The Fridge Is Working Again.

Our Location today is at Checotah KOA, Oklahoma.

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Even though we had moved to the Amarillo RV Ranch yesterday in order to let the High Winds die down we are still making decent time getting back to Ontario as a fact probably too fast. By doing research and finding out what the real problem was then getting input from a lot of our RV Friends with the Fridge working on AC Electric we felt safe to carry on with our easterly trek.

One Lane Traffic due to Construction east of Amarillo..

I started packing the Computers away by 7:30 this morning then immediately started making breakfast. Having had a good night’s sleep it was like Kathy had developed Super Hearing and started getting out of bed when she heard the Toaster pop. We reviewed our day’s plans as we ate then started closing up the rest of the Trailer.

Always something burning in the distance.

Since we had been buffeted with 30+MPH Winds I had made certain that all the Jacks were down and the Stabilizers snugged. That meant extra work this morning including draining our Waste Tanks once again to avoid carrying extra weight.

Lots of Red Dirt here.

By 9:30 we were leaving the Ranch making our way over to the Valero gas station to top off with Diesel. At $2.699 a Gallon we were getting a good deal but just like the other day there was no Windshield Cleaning Fluid in their Buckets. With all the Bug Smears it would have been quicker but since I had to pull out my own Window Cleaner I just stayed parked at the pump until I was done.

With the Road Construction going on in the section of I-40 we had to drive nearly a mile before we were able to get on the Interstate itself. There were very few Cars on the Highway mostly Semis and RVs. Before long the hills from the Overpasses soon disappeared and the landscape became almost flat.

One of the main reasons we didn’t travel yesterday were the High Winds along our path of travel. With a window of Two Days with Lite Winds we planned on making tracks so we resisted stopping until reaching Sayre, Oklahoma where we stopped for lunch at Denny’s at the Flying J. We both ordered their Nacho Chips which are actually Appetizers but large enough to make a meal out of. They reminded us of the Cowboy Nachos served at the Main Street Restaurant in Quartzsite. These were good but we still like the Cowboy Nachos the best.

This is Five Miles from the State Line.

This rest area was badly in need of a clean up.

With all the Rain the southwest has gotten this winter everything is so colourful but there are lots of Bugs constantly finding our Windshield. After eating lunch we pulled around to the RV Fuel Islands. By using our Frequent User Card we saved a Nickel a Gallon which brought it down to $2.949. We were having problems cleaning the Windshield here because the intensity of the Sun was drying the Window Cleaner nearly as fast as it was being applied.

Oklahoma City Ahead.

Don' mind the Bug Smears.

After having been off the road for over an hour we were soon dealing with the headaches of Oklahoma City Traffic. We continued with the hope of seeing Fort Smith but when we saw the Fuel Gauge down to a Quarter Tank we made a quick stop for Diesel at another Valero station for $2.899 a Gallon. Another Ten Minutes was spent cleaning off the Windshield.

Sculpture Name is ????

We had set 5:30 as the time we wanted to be off the road on thes marathon driving days. We travelled another Twelve Miles to where we spotted the Checotah KOA. This is a neat park but is very close to the Interstate so like many other parks we have stayed in we’ll be wearing our Ear Plugs to sleep tonight.

Air Museum along the Interstate in Oklahoma City.

Little did we know that those Nacho Chips we for lunch would fill us up so much that we only had a Juice for our supper. We spent hours researching another slight change to our route Home. We plan on making a stop tomorrow before putting more miles between us and High Winds. Then we’ll be able to relax and enjoy a more leisurely way of travelling.

These are growing everywhere.

These are everywhere in the Grass.

In case you are wondering we didn’t have a bit of a problem with the Fridge today even after traveling 365.6 Miles. Thank you for following along and feel free to leave a comment.

Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

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