Farther We Go, Colder it Gets!

Woke up Sunday with all the windows on the RV fogged up and the camper rocking! No, it wasn’t what you are thinking. Cold with 15-20mph winds blowing from the North made us think we didn’t really travel very far from home. What was interesting was the sound of coyotes yelping just outside of the RV camp around 5 am. They made a pass behind the RV heading south in a brushy area just west of the camp. They were moving at a good gate, not hesitating long in the area.

On the road around 8:30 this morning. Paul shows me on the map how we are taking the back way through part of Kansas to get around the tolls in Oklahoma. It was 20 extra miles, but he claims saves because they charge by the axle, and with the RV plus the car being towed, we’re talking real cash. One stretch would have been a buck a mile. The roads were narrow, and the bridges were narrower. A couple of bridges would have been exciting if there were any on coming vehicles! The GPS didn’t have accurate maps of a few spots which caused some wrong turns and some lively conversation. But after some tight turns and a mile down a road only as wide as the RV, we made it back on to a main drag.

Since we had a late start, lunch turned into a stop at a casino so Shirley could get rid of some dollar bills she had piling up. Paul and I did the only thing we figure would be worthwhile doing….used the restrooms. Shirley started pumping money into the machines. She went in to the casino with $10 and came out with $21 by the time Paul could get her to leave. We continued on our trip with freezing gusty crosswinds for the rest of the day.

Pulled into Elk City, OK after 6 pm, and hooked up at the Elk Run RV park. The park looks a little suspect, but showers were the priority tonight, and it was getting late. Hey, the water wasn’t quite as hot as I like, but it felt good never the less. Our vehicle was too large to park near the WiFi access, so I spent an hour or so trying to get a connection from the half dozen I saw broadcasting. I was successful!

Tomorrow it’s across the panhandle of Texas into New Mexico. WiFi access might be a tough commodity to come by, so if you don’t hear from me the next day or two, hang in there..when I catch the air waves, I’ll post the updates.