Today was a day filled with variety in many ways. We managed to "get out of Tulsa, OK. during the morning rush hour. Ted was our fearless leader and did a good job at navigating. We traveled from Tulsa, to Catoosa and into Claremont, OK. This was a small town full of a surprise for us: The Will Rogers Museum. You young blog readers may not know that he was a world-famous actor, cowboy trick roper, columnist and humorist, who was killed in a plane accident in 1935. Our group had the best time and loved interacting with the volunteers and learning about his life and career. One volunteer woman came out and took photos of our cars for their monthly newsletter.
We traveled on Route 66 to towns like Foyil, Bushyhead & White Oak, which contained numerous junk yards filled again with more project cars, old motels & abandoned gas stations. West of Miami, OK., Ted & Joan's Chevelle started making a howling sound. Hmm...a stop by the side of the road, a parts house for a belt lubricant. So, what's your guess? A belt or an alternator? The guys didn't know for sure and there just happened to be a Chevrolet dealer in town so rather than guess at the problem and get dirty, Ted had the dealer's mechanic fix it before we finished our Sonic burgers. Did you know that Sonic Burgers have waiters/waitresses on roller skates just like in the old days? It just took five of us to figure out how to order since we walked to the restaurant and they have no inside dining area. So, did we stand our in the wind and eat? No way...we all ate in the Chevy dealer waiting room!
Of interest to us: gas is about $2.65/gallon here!
We decided to leave Route 66 here as the road takes more than a couple of detours. So, we took the scenic route east and then south to Branson, Missouri. We are here for a few days to see the area and take in a show or two. Bass Pro and the quilt shops are nearby as well! This should be a good break from our early mornings as we all plan to sleep in tomorrow...maybe even Bob, our early riser.
Good night from the Best Western in Branson!
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I like how you've been putting pictures of junkyards with rusting hulks in your daily blog. Is it a warning to your cars & truck that they'd better keep performing? Thanks for keeping us up to speed on your progress... It's inspiring me to perhaps to a similar trip someday. Do you think Carol would spend two weeks on the back of a motorcycle?
ReplyDeleteJust want to say hi, and I am really enjoying the blog. Look forward to seeing you when you return.
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