Blogs from Oklahoma, United States, North America - page 12

Here we are on the road again. This trip is somewhat of a "forced journey" The reason - Storm's all inclusive warranty (think of it as health insurance for a motor home) will expire on March 15th. This is cricital why???? With all the different systems on a coach, there is always something to act a little goofy, or just outright break-down! Thus our current trip! We left OKC yesterday afternoon and headed west. Our first stop, as on all western trips, was the Cherokee Trading Post just west of El Reno on I-40. Most of us Oklahomans typically pass on by these "touristy" stops, but this one is really fun to walk around. They have some very impressive Native American works, as well as some really lame wares that were made somewhere overseas. Our overnight ... read more

During fall break 2012, I went on a media tour to NYC with the University of Central Oklahoma mass communications department. While orignally I was drafted by two fellow students that would later drop out of the trip , I am glad I decided to take the trip. Experiencing New York for the first time was an incredible experience and I cannot wait to return. I usually judge a trip by how many pictures I forget to take because I am having a good time and how many souvenirs forget to buy. On this trip I returned with just a t-shirt for my daughter and a coffee cup. I also wish I would have taken more pictures. Our journey to the big city started at Will Rogers airport around 10:30 , many of us had met ... read more

Not all of our travels are the glamorous types. We are also living out here. I mention this because we bought new tank monitors at the FMCA rally and planned on having them installed there. However, bad weather was headed that way and the installer had more business than time so we arranged to meet him in Sadalia, Missouri where an Escapee Rally was scheduled. (Escapees is a full-timer RV club. We belong to them but did not go to their rally.) As many of you have heard me say, this motorcoach is like a trophy wife. She did not disappoint me. The installation took 4-1/2 hours because our floor plan is not typical.$$…ching ching. We scheduled an appointment at Camping Word near Springfield, MO. The appointment was to troubleshoot the new Roadmaster auxilary brake we ... read more

We were on the road by 8:30 am...we thought...then realized we are in a different time zone and it was 9:30 am. By the time we got to the campground last night, it was dark and no one was at the office. Ken picked up an envelope with instructions for after hours registration. As we drove past the swimming pool, we saw a man and a women in it. There were no lights around the pool. We found a spot and as we pulled in a man on a golf cart was right there, making sure we were completing the envelope with payment. We didn't disconnect the RV from the truck; we aren't going anywhere. *When we passed the swimming pool this morning, there was no water in it. Makes me wonder what was going on ... read more

After a grand 3 hours of sleep, Skelly and I rushed to pick up our rental car this morning in Madison, TN. Then the most important moment of our entire trip occurred. What was it, you ask? Naming our rental car, of course! We picked up the beautiful Rosita Maria Honez-Skellerita!! After quickly cramming all of our belongings into Rosita, Skelly and I hit the road, heading towards Memphis. What was playing on our iPod while cruising through Memphis? I'm glad you asked. Elvis Presley, duh! We were so excited to enter Arkansas but were quickly disappointed. Arkansas is the "Natural State" but unfortunately for itself --and us-- it is naturally boring. There's hardly anything in Arkansas --and when I say "hardly anything" I mean "absolutely nothing." It is hot, humid, sticky, icky, boring, and overall ... read more