Goal: Double D RV Park in Texola, Oklahoma We are going to travel “back roads” from Great Plains State Park, up to where I40 is about to cross into Texas from Oklahoma. Our campground, the Double D RV Park, tonight is a half mile from the Texas border. We started traveling a short way south… Continue reading TW Day 14: Tuesday 11/16/2021
Category: Trip West Log
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TW Day 13 – Monday 11/15/2021
We broke camp at 9:30 AM. Yes dear friends, the nocturnes are up and and on the road before 10! (Time zone changes are helping us nocturnes rise when chickens are supposed to. We still have no idea WHY chickens rise early, only that is what chickens should be doing.) Today we drove from Smokin’… Continue reading TW Day 13 – Monday 11/15/2021
TW Day 12: Sunday 11/14/2021
Goal: Smokin’ Joes BBQ & RV Ranch in Davis, OK. Today, Broken Bow to Smokin’ Joes in Davis, Ok Today we broke camp expeditiously. We are getting better at this! Leaving the camp site was a tight tread between trees, but we got done with no touchies. Today’s drive is rolling land and farms. Nobody… Continue reading TW Day 12: Sunday 11/14/2021
TW Day 11: Saturday 11/13/2021
Goal: Hotchatown State Park, Oklahoma We break camp at 10:30 AM and say good-bye to Hot Springs, Arkansas. Today’s drive should be around 130 miles. This should be an easy day of driving for Rob. Our goal is Hochatown State Park on Broken Bow lake in Oklahoma. This is another of the United States “fractal”… Continue reading TW Day 11: Saturday 11/13/2021
TW Day 10: Friday 11/12/2021
Goal Tour Hot Springs, Arkansas. We slept in a little, 9:30 am then spent a few hours working on the website and making a few more trip reservations. While still at camp we made a light lunch out of leftover Popeyes chicken. We drove around Hot Springs National Park, and up the mountain to the… Continue reading TW Day 10: Friday 11/12/2021
TW Day 9: Thursday 11/11/2021
Goal: Hot Springs, Arkansas So far since leaving Deering, New Hampshire we have put a total of 3470 miles on Clyde. [Set Rant Mode On] With all this driving we have done on US highways and Interstates we have concluded that US Interstates are in terrible condition! The US has been neglecting our roads for… Continue reading TW Day 9: Thursday 11/11/2021
TW Day 8: Wednesday 11/10/2021
Goal: Laundry First task is to get laundry done. Deryl and Rob had driven to a number of near by laundromats to the RV park. All of them are run down, and only take coins. When we checked out some of the laundromats yesterday, Deryl came away with the impression that “White Folk” aren’t welcome… Continue reading TW Day 8: Wednesday 11/10/2021
TW Day 7: Tuesday 11/9/2021
Goal: Groceries Today we decide that we will relax, sleep in, and do a little grocery shopping before we go to the Metal Museum of Memphis. First stop Walmart. We need to get more DEF fluid for Clyde before we head out. Walmart has the lowest prices on DEF, so while it is annoying to… Continue reading TW Day 7: Tuesday 11/9/2021
TW Day 6: Monday 11/8/2021
Goal: Get Clyde a front end alignment In spite of being out last night at B.B.Kings, we rise early to get Clyde to the shop. We have an appointment at Landers CDJR in Southaven, Mississippi. These days Southaven is the continuation of Memphis, Tennessee as the “city” crosses over the boarder into Mississippi. The drive… Continue reading TW Day 6: Monday 11/8/2021
TW Day 5: Sunday 11/7/2021
Goal: Riverboat Tour of Memphis We spent the earlier part of the morning doing trip planning and made ourselves a gourmet brunch which included some of Aliza and Nick’s Duck’s eggs, and a combination of leftovers. Brunch was accompanied with Mimosas. We then drove up to the Beale Street parking lot, and walked the 5… Continue reading TW Day 5: Sunday 11/7/2021