Blogs from El Reno, Oklahoma, United States, North America

Yesterday afternoon we carefully watched the northwest skies, hoping for a glimmer of what might be expected once the sun went down. As with the rest of Oklahoma, once the sun sets and cold and warm fronts collide, it's anyone's guess as to what to expect. There was lightening early on in the evening. It was somewhat difficult to see as our location was rather low in the canyon and the cliffs did serve to block some of the view. However, after dark, the northwest skies lit up! Had we been top-side, I am sure the show would have been spectacular. As it was, we had our nightly s'mores and headed in to bed. No movie -we were beet from the "strenuous" activities of the day. ... read more

DAY FIVE: April 26, 2013 I came to roost this evening at the Super 8 in El Reno, OK after a drive of 251.6 miles. El Reno is less than a hundred miles from Sayre. The Super 8 is a shoddy old run down joint, but it is what I found. Folks hereabouts are not big on motels or restaurants I guess. I had an old army pal who lived here his whole life. He died a few years back and I would like to pay my respects at his grave site, but did not arrive until all offices were closed for the weekend. I tried calling some relatives but had to leave messages at both numbers. It is why I hate goddam telephones. Dinner tonight was at a place called Montana Mike’s. It ... read more

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

Hi Again. You won't believe this..we are sniffing out every casino there is! The drive is boring through Oklahoma to Texas, as there is so much wide open space between pit stops. The traffic is incredibly great! 75 mph most of the way! We finally landed in Amarillo, Tx for the night. Great Hotel; the rate only $33.00/night. The Camelot Inn.. it even looks like a castle. Nice suites, so we are comfortable for the night with breakfast on the house in the AM. We are staying in separate rooms, so we can get along in the morning! Will head for Albuquerque tomorrow. Still paying about $3.29 a gallon for gas.... read more

It's hard to believe our plane leaves in less than 8 hours.. The anticipation and planning is finally becoming reality and it seems so surreal. We fly out of Oklahoma City to Dallas/Ft. Worth where we then hop on the longest leg of our flight (14 hours) to Seoul, Korea. From there we have a short 4 hour flight to Hanoi. We are flying Korean Airlines which we loved the first time we went to Vietnam. Lay-overs included we'll be in Vietnam 24hrs after we leave OKC. Since we arrive in Vietnam at 10pm we've already booked our first night in a hotel close to Hanoi's French Quarter. It's been a month since we left Seattle and almost two months since Joel and I have been employed. Luckily we have amazing family who has taken such ... read more