Tom Flanders' Blog: RVing

Sunday, September 23, 2018

RVing – Tumble Along

9/17/18

Rewired Pat's scooter today. I found several loose wires. It charges and rides much better now.

9/18/18

Seventeen mile bike ride this morning. Outside a bar called Zombiez I saw two goth girls sitting in rocking chairs. I waved. They didn't wave back. Swimming this afternoon. Tonya floated for nearly an hour in the heated indoor pool. Pat found the hole in her air mattress.

9/19/18

We stopped for lunch in Shamrock Texas where nearly every restaurant is closed. We settled for McDonalds. We're in Oklahoma! The welcome center was open and I collected a PILE of flyers and pamphlets. First stop Elk City. Weird experience at the local WalMart. I bought two bottles of Mexican orange soda and the check-out clerk commented, "Funny, I didn't peg you for Mexican." In the flat-lands sunsets take forever.

9/20/18

Hot, humid and windy. It was nap day to be sure. Who knew Oklahoma was so windy? Someone should write a musical or something about this. Tonight though the wind has turned cool and smells of rain. There is lightning on the horizon. Tumble weeds in the yard.

9/21/18

Long drive in heavy rain. We're now sitting in Yukon OK, just outside Oklahoma City. Renting a car tomorrow. Another city to explore. Abbie does not like toads. I think she thought it was a rock, till it jumped. Now she has to sniff every rock she sees.

9/22/18

Shopping day. Lunch at Jimmy's Egg, the place to eat in Yukon OK.

9/23/18

Laundry day! I did a bunch of research and found the best-rated laundromat in Yukon OK. Unfortunately, so did everyone else. So we moved on to one which had no reviews on-line but was located near an intersection that I remembered. A fine place. Many broken machines, water damaged floors and walls and even a bullet hole in one of the windows. Fortunately a young man there pointed out which machines worked best. I love people.