I was too tired to blog last night (Thursday) so here's yesterday's blog.
We were on the road by 7:45 am. We only had a few miles left in Missouri and then headed into Oklahoma. This early in the morning there is some ground fog and I see a deer on the roadside. As we move into Oklahoma, the ground is flatter than Missouri. We are in Indian country and there are signs for the different tribes and their casinos.
At one of the rest stops in Missouri, the lady gave us tips for driving to Dallas. She suggested we turn off I44 at Big Cabin and head south on state roads. Big Cabin is a relatively small town and my imagination decides that back in the wagon train days the directions were "take the trail until you come to the BIG CABIN and turn south for Texas." I haven't taken the time to look it up.
I'm glad we have Satellite radio, as we listen to it all day. The trip is bringing back the years we used to drive the 14 hours to DC several times a year. I remember now why we stopped doing that!
As we approach Texas, the terrain gets hillier. Not quite as hilly as Missouri, but hillier than southern Illinois. Traffic hasn't been bad, but we hit Dallas around 4, so we're in rush hour traffic. We do manage to find the right Uhaul place and they help us get the car off the trailer. Looks like everything made it OK. We've heard from Natasha - they have landed and are waiting for their luggage. Mike is there to pick them up. I love it when a plan works!
For now, we're headed to the hotel to check in and park the truck. There is no place at the apartment to park it overnight. So, back into rush hour traffic. I'm driving the car and Steve the truck. We get there with no major incidents.
Here are some pictures from Thursday:
More tonight!
