Blogs from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North America - page 6

Arizona, here we come (with dengue fever!) So we left Central America behind us and flew to Phoenix, Arizona where we arrived on September 21st. Straight after dropping our bags off at the hotel we got a taxi to Scottsdale Hospital which although wasn´t the closest hospital to the hotel in Phoenix, was recommended by the receptionist as being nicer and probably having shorter queues. Well our initial consult wasn´t too long a wait, and about an hour later both of us had been set up on a drip in triage and been pocked and prodded having a few tests. After a few hours they were no closer to working out what was wrong with us, but they decided that I would be admitted and Patrick not. So Patrick went back to the hotel and I ... read more

Greetings and Salutations from Oklahoma! Bella, Jojo, The Dude, Mischa and myself traveled another 500+ miles today! Joanna decided to give the cats their "special" medicine prior to leaving this morning and it definitely kept them very calm. Or very scared. I'm really not sure. Joanna was freaking out because their inner eyelids were half closed causing them to look lizard like. And Dude managed to hide underneath the backseat which we were not even aware was possible. All in all though, they were quiet and slept most of the time. We left Albuquerque this morning and took a look at the old town before jumping on the I-40. It was very small and quaint. We then proceeded to drive towards Oklahoma City. New Mexico has beautiful landscapes that we enjoyed looking at very much. Upon ... read more

The journey along the most famous road in the world started in earnest as we left Amarillo behind. We drove north east with Oklahoma City our planned destination and we really didn't know what to expect on the way. Route 66 isn't a major highway or thoroughfare these days. In some places it joined the main interstate and in others it was a single lane virtual dirt track. For this reason we didn't know where we would be passing through and in what state of repair the motels and businesses would be that we would need to use on our route. The first "main" town we hit was Mclean. I say "main" as it was what we describe as a village in the UK and seemed to be pretty much a ghost town. We needed lunch ... read more

Hi all, I've set up a travel blog so we can bore you with all the details of our "National Parks Trip". Start checking in about 10 days and share all the fun with us ! You should receive an e-mail when I make an entry, if you don't see anything for a long time check on travelblog.org, my nickname is Gma. Leanne... read more

Oklahoma reeks! When we crossed the state line - and I mean right when we crossed the state line - it immediately smelled of burnt onions. Wtf, Okla? So, needless to say, we're safely in lovely Oklahoma. I'm not really sure if it's lovely because it was dark when we got here, but the odoriferous welcome leaves me doubting that possibility. So, before leaving St. Louis this morning, we enjoyed a glorious complimentary breakfast buffet. Who knew we loved biscuits and gravy?! It was the first time having them for both of us, and we loved it. The fresh fruit was nice, too, especially when we knew it was probably going to be fast food later. (It was.) Then we drove on over to the Arch. It was a wicked cold morning, but the Arch looked ... read more