We are in Thackerville OK at the casino and will be taking off soon, as soon as Butch gets up and moving. Yesterday's leg of the trip was trying. 20- 30 miles of MAJOR construction in Tulsa started us off. The lady in the GPS kept trying to change our route and we should have done it. I-44 through Tulsa would have been a challenge in a car or truck but it upped several notches in the motorhome. Lots of lane changes and barricades, often on both sides, and the transitions were uneven. Add into that a 15 to 20 MPH wind. It looks to me like it will be years before it is completed. Next time we will take hwy 69 south, bumps and all. There is not a good way to get through Oklahoma, isn't now and never has been.
BUT this morning we are 5 miles from Gainesville Texas and the roads in Texas, for the most part, are excellent. We are headed for the Terry Linder residence in Canyon Lake, North of San Antonio, and should arrive mid-afternoon. This leg is 342 miles.
On a more pleasant note, we took our meal vouchers and our $50 dollar free play cards to the casino, played for 2 hours, and came home with $70 dollars between the two of us. We like the idea of the casino giving us this incentive to stay here every fall. It has been to our benefit.
Next fall our route will be on HWY 69 South to HWY 82 West to Gainsville TX and then 5 miles back North to the casino on I-35 to exit 1 in Oklahoma. We have done it that way in the past and it worked well. A 5 mile backtrack is no big deal for peace of mind.
Listening to the Mockingbirds! Till next time...
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