Time to Get on the Road Again

Yes, we had to say goodbye to Bob and Dot. It was time for us to get on the road again. We enjoyed our time in Siloam Springs--visiting with friends, going to the casino, and of course, geocaching.

Siloam Springs has a great walking/biking trail that goes from one side of town to the other.We finally got to ride our bikes Wednesday. We walked most of the other days.Thursday morning we left Siloam about 9:30 a.m. The wind was so bad that we stopped every so often so Bob could rest and I could get the color back in my knuckles. Our first stop was 39 miles from Siloam in Locust Grove, Oklahoma. They had a nice rest area with an historical marker about a civil war battle nearby.
We decided we didn't want to drive the turnpike and we didn't want to drive US 69 like we did last time. After we got through Tulsa we drove Historic Route 66!

Since we had been at Bob and Dot's so long, we needed to stop and refill our refrigerator with milk, fruits, veggies, and lunch meat. We found a Wal-Mart just west of Tulsa in Sapulpa, OK. From there it was a short drive to Route 66. Downtown Sapulpa had many signs reminiscent of the days when Route 66 was the main route.
Our next stop was another Wal-Mart further along Route 66 in Davenport, OK. It seems that along state and local highways there are no more rest areas as there were before the interstate system took over. We can count on Wal-Mart to have room for us to park our rig.

We continued on our way and saw an interesting entrance for University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK.

Just to the right of the entrance was a bronze broncho (and yes, that is the correct spelling for the mascot).
I watched the GPS carefully so we wouldn't have to go through Oklahoma City--it would have been rush hour. We ended up taking the very scenic route (translation--dirt and gravel road) to get to our destination--Lucky Star Casino. The casino has 10 rv sites with electric and sewer hookups and it is free! The sites look like much of the rest of western Oklahoma!
We went into the casino to register and we were each given $10 to play the slots. Bob got an extra $10 because it was Gentlemen's Day! We played the slots for about an hour, lost the $30, returned to the rv for dinner.

I think we will listen to the wind whistle around the rv all night. Tomorrow is supposed to be another windy day so maybe we will do some geocaches in the morning to see how the weather progresses. We definitely don't want to travel when the wind is gusting to 36 mph!