Thursday, April 16, 2020

Roby, Texas to Hinton, Oklahoma to visit friends

Location:  Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton, Oklahoma

This morning I woke up to the alarm at 7 o'clock and Yuma and I decided we would eat breakfast on down the road.  Here is the view of the Texas prairie from my bedroom window this morning.
Today was a day of taking state roads north towards Oklahoma City.  My morning became 1 o'clock and I was starving.  Breakfast never happened.  My windshield is so dirty I didn't take many pictures.  The state roads in Texas are in nice condition, maybe a little wavy at times making me feel like I was on a roller coaster.
Heading due north most of the day thank goodness because there was a 20 mph wind with gusts coming from the south.  So the wind was beneficial most of the way but the short times I had to travel due east were white knuckle time holding the WL straight.  Nice roads and very little traffic in Texas, just the way I like it. :))

I had planned on reaching Hinton, Oklahoma by 2 o'clock but missed it by an hour.  Drove up to Lorne and Sues' place right at 3 o'clock.  Had no problems the entire trip except for Yuma jumping at the windshield trying to kill flies.  I left the screen door open last evening and collected quite a few that needed killing.

I've met Lorne and Sue a number of times in Arizona, but this winter they spent their time on the ocean in Mexico and are just now heading back to Manitoba, Canada.  They also have a blog, A Place Called "Away".  Today is beautiful with clear skies and 70 degrees.  We sat on the north side of their MH and chatted till 7 o'clock.
I wanted to know all about their Mexican adventure.  I'm leery of traveling there, but Lorne was able to alieve some of my fears.  They had a wonderful time and are planning to go again next winter.

It was a long travel day and time now to finish my blog and pull out the grill and get dinner going.  I missed Survivor last night because I couldn't make it here and had to stay in the remote countryside of Texas.  Dolly filled me in though :))

See you later.

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    1. Thank you. It was a nice afternoon to sit outside and catch up.

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  2. Great that you all got to meet up. Enjoy the warm temperatures for a couple of days. Glad you are keeping up the social distancing, haha, stay safe and healthy.

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  3. Your own built-in fly swatter!! Perfect!! Good boy Yuma.

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    1. He tries hard. Got lots of nose marks on my windows. :))

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  4. Altho long it looks like an easy drive with continuing good weather. Enjoy your Happy Hours!

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    1. Thanks Jeff. I'm going slow picking my routes. Nice not to hurry. Better weather is coming each day.

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  5. It is always a treat to meet up with our friends along the routes we travel. It has been 4 years since we've seen Lorne and Sue and look forward to the next time.
    Dolly will be trimming someone's hair when he gets home and I don't mean Yuma's! haha That pix just shows the extent of your winds. :)

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    1. I had just washed my hair and couldn't do anything with it:)) Been a few years for me too. I was glad we could make it happen.

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