Blogs from Oklahoma, United States, North America - page 3

Every trip on I-40 that includes driving thru Memphis, must include a stop for ribs. Back, probably 2004 I was working a windstorm there, living in the RV park across from Graceland. I was in a drugstore and started talking with someone. I’d mentioned that I wanted to eat at the Rendezvous, written up in Bon Appetit, I believe. Anyway, this little old lady comes up and said no, you must eat at this other restaurant. I did and believe that they have the best ribs ever. I’ve stopped at this little restaurant every trip thru Memphis, and usually, take a rack of ribs home in the RV freezer. One friend left unnamed, wanted to lick the plate! This trip was no different; GPS said that we could get to Memphis in about 12.5 hours. 14 ... read more

Tonight, Alex and I are home. The 9.5 hour flight from Heathrow to Dallas was very long but surprisingly smooth. The plane was huge, and every seat was filled. Movies, music, and continuous service from the flight attendants occupied our time and attention enough to keep the trip from being a total grind. We did a great job of staying awake to try to get on US time, with each of us catnapping only a little. A young English woman from Oxford sat next to me. She was incredibly anxious the whole trip (first time flying alone), but she was very sweet. Having her on one side and Alex on the other helped make the trip pleasant. We got a kick out of her when she actually exclaimed "Blimey!" at one point. Such a stereotypical English ... read more

I am leaving Thursday to join Alex in London. Super excited to return to Europe...and most excited to see Alex! She's been in the UK since May 14 for the University of Oklahoma's College of Journalism & Mass Communication's study abroad program. Her class has visited BBC, CNN, Al-Jazeera, and a number of other media sites in London, Oxford, Cardiff, Bristol, and Bath. So I leave Thursday 05/31 at 0700 - Tulsa to Dallas to Raleigh-Durham airport. During the layover I get to see my good friend and former workmate Sabrina! Very excited about that! From Raleigh-Durham, it's off to London - leaving 1755, arriving 06/01 0630 local time. Alex will join me on 06/02 after her class ends. We will hang out in London for a couple of days, then Amsterdam 06/04-07 and Brussels 06/07-06/09. ... read more

We named our Road Atlas dad, since my dad is all about a ?and we must say, 'thank goodness for dad on this route!' Dad was a huge help...he is better than Google Maps or Waze on Route 66 ? Spencer, MO - gas 12.5 cents a gallon. Unfortunately they weren't open... We drove over the ? bridge - Brush Creek Bridge, the only remaining example of a fixed Marsh Rainbow Arch bridge left on Kansas Route 66. We want to come back and paint it rainbow colors ? ? Passed through all kinds of small towns along Route 66, many of which are closed and barren. Quite sad ? Karen misbehaved in Galena KS so she got thrown in jail. She apologized - she was very sincere so I let her out. There was music ... read more

Our stay in Eastern Arkansas was a little rough. While the campsite was great, the weather was not. It stormed the entire night and I did not sleep well. Luckily, my driver slept soundly. The other downside of this area was the MOSQUITOES. Swarms of them. We are both all chewed up from them! After breakfast and some cleaning up in the hot showers we headed back on the road. The plan was to not do as much driving as yesterday, and we succeeded. Today's travels took us through Little Rock and Oklahoma City. Interstate 40 took us around Little Rock so we didn't get to see much of the downtown. Plus, it was again raining which made visibility more difficult. This was one place we are unlikely to want to return to check out. When ... read more