Arrived in Arkansas

Monday we enjoyed a dinner at the Cheesecake Factory in Oklahoma City, OK. Thanks, RJ & Brad! The air conditioning was almost as delightful as the food!! Yes, we have moved into a warm, humid climate. The truck motor's a/c broke down, so we only get air via the RV ceiling a/c. It works okay, but we do appreciate a/c at our daily stops here and there. We hope to find a repair shop that won't require a long stop-over.

The wind has stayed with us, which is nice for cooling when stopped or outside. We’ve seen quite a few signs blown over!! Road work has not slowed us hardly at all, which is very nice. We've only been lost a couple of times - in Albuquerque, NM, and heading out of Oklahoma City - getting on a toll road heading in the wrong direction! Luckily there was an exit in 10 miles.

En-route we saw a route 66 museum advertised, and decided that was something we needed to see. It was a lot of fun – and a little nostalgic!

On our travels, we have slowly added some “luxuries” to our little house on wheels. An overhead fan clipped to the sun visor; a dash organizer and a flag(!). We are still learning how to stash things so that nothing attacks us when we open the cabinet doors.

I did laundry today at a laundry facility. You would think I had never done that before. However, despite my ineptitude, it all got done – even some hand wash items.

We noticed when entering AR that things greened up considerably. No more desert or tumbleweeds.

Roger has his work cut out every time we rent a spot for the night.

We’re at about 35% of our total planned mileage. Tomorrow we plan to be at daughter Mary and Bryanna's place. Bryanna will be 1 on Thursday, so it's time we met her! We expect internet will be sparse.

We’ve learned a few new words for Scrabble: e.g. “playa” and “bayou”. McDonalds and Walmart continue to be our favorite stops!