We got
together with all of our Kansas family for supper on Tuesday night. This was the last night to spend with the
grandkids. On Wednesday night we
attended the Ducks Unlimited fundraiser with David and Lisa. David was the auctioneer for the night – love
to hear him in “auction mode”. Lots of
money was raised for a good cause.
Thursday morning we were ready to head out bright and early. No matter how many times we have done this I
still find it hard to say good bye. I
did manage to keep back the tears when we left Indiana and again when we left
Kansas this year.
The wind was
brutal leaving Kansas and going through Oklahoma. This is not a blurry picture that is dust
blowing across the highway. Note the
slant to the red semi. David was in the
field drilling wheat that day so he was really aware of the strength of the
wind, he called to make sure we were doing okay.
This
tumbleweed is just waiting to roll right out in front of us. We collided with a couple of them, it doesn’t
look like they did any damage, and they kind of splintered into pieces on
contact. We saw several semis and a
police car with tumbleweeds stuck in the grill.
Hooker, OK
was a good place to stop for a Subway sandwich.
We spotted a pull through parking spot so we decided to go inside to
eat. The wind was blowing so hard I
almost didn’t make it – you know that was some big wind!! Since we are towing the Jeep we can’t
maneuver into parking spaces like we used to be able to do when we had the
Harley on the lift. When you are towing
a vehicle backing is limited.
We spotted
lots of cotton fields as we left Kansas, this one just outside of Hooker, OK
had almost all of the bolls open.
A lot of the
Oklahoma scenery along US 54 looked a lot like this. I think these are creosote bushes.
New Mexico
has some of the prettiest bridges.
Last night
we stayed at a place we hadn’t stayed at before, but we will be going back as
we make our annual trek to Arizona.
Route 66 RV Resort at the Route 66 Casino is at exit 140 off of I-40
west.
The RV
Resort is just over a year old and is really well kept. There are 100 full service sites with picnic
tables and fire rings. This is us on
site 1229. They have a free shuttle
service to the casino. If you sign up
for the casino’s free Rewards Club you will get a coupon for $5.00 off any of
their meal venues and a chance to win free play. We used our meal coupons on their great lunch
buffet, it is usually $9.99 per person but with our coupon it was $4.99 plus
tax. We both got $5.00 free play, I think
that is probably the standard amount. We
(Greg) did end up having really good luck so we went home winners.
The pool was
beautiful but it was a little chilly to even walk over and get a good look at
it. I took this picture from the coach
as we were checking in.
All of the
buildings and grounds here are very attractive.
This is the Amenity Center, showers, laundry, etc.
The weather
was great for traveling again today, we’ve seen the New Mexico scenery along
I-40 several times but it never fails to impress.
The lava
rock beds look like somebody just piled up big piles of asphalt.
I don’t know
what these yellow trees are, but they certainly stand out.
We’ve
reached Arizona. We are staying at OK RV
Park in Holbrook, AZ this evening. We’ve
stayed here before and it’s a nice place to spend a day or so. We will be moving on in the morning so we can
get checked in at Val Vista Villages in Mesa.
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