Marg and I have found a cosy little place in Arkansas. It is pictured above. Will yawl come and visit if we move up on the ridge near Valley View Road?

November 5 near Elk City, OK; home to the national museum of Route 66

The mh started okay and sounds great. We are going to be like our big brothers and sister, the truckers, and let the engine run for short stops.

Gray and rainy all day; the sun came out at sunset and so we hope that is good sign.

Talking about good signs; we drove on Route 66 today. We started at Bristow, and then went on to Chandler, Acadia, Luther, Davenport, Stroud, but not in that order. Quite a few remnants of the 60’s but mostly old gas stations. Steinbeck named it the mother road and sent his migrants down it in his book, The Grapes of Wrath. Way to go Pats!

The road goes through beautiful country. One has to try to imagine what was there and what is new. Many of the towns are only 7 or 10 miles apart. The stretches of Route 66 that one can drive are mostly short. Tomorrow when we head off to Elk City, apparently we can drive to there from our campsite. We were on 66 just before camp and did not even know it.

Tonight’s stop served dinner; so we dined. This morning I went for pancakes. Speaking of food, the dairy case the store carries whipping cream and heavy cream. One time I thought I was picking up heavy cream and I picked up baker’s sweet cream—to sweet for this ole gal.

Oklahoma is one of the rare states that celebrates its Indian ancestry in its state flag. The mh has done many hills and dales in OK. The soil is as red as PEI’s. Oklahoma is known as the Sooner State. For a nice prize, tell me why.

You name an Indian tribe and it had territory in OK—Chickasaw, Arapaho, Apache, Choctaw, Cheyenne, Cherokee, Osage, Comanche and Creek.

Here is another chance to win a prize. What gas company takes its name from Route 66? We tried visiting a decoy showroom but it was closed as it is Sunday.

Cheers.