Points North!

We picnicked near the bank of the Red River on our way to Tulsa. Most of the trip was highway, but some sections of the east Texas drive had us anxious to get to the Indian Turnpike of Oklahoma. We did not know when we had it good! It was nice to have a thruway, no lights and minimal traffic, but the road conditions had Russell wanting to collect money at the tollbooth for enduring the rough ride. Oklahoma calls itself "The Turnpike State." They actually take pride in taking your money at every off ramp. To end with a more positive comment, we did enjoy the forested rolling hills.

AND what do you call Tulsa if Dallas was a steambath?

It may be less humid but that is small consolation for increased heat. Even in Dallas our A/C cycled off for long periods of time in the pre-sun mornings. Waking up in Tulsa today we could hear the air conditioner cut off only very briefly before kicking into action again.

However, the day must be met and we had things to do. Post office, new car tires, and haircuts made for a full morning. We took a nice stroll through a really good farmer's market and picked up more vegetables than we can possibly eat. Good thing the Rutherford's are arriving tomorrow to help with that.

We'll be here until Tuesday morning when we head north and east:
Springfield, MO;
Springfield, IL;
Lafayette, IN;
Fair Oaks, IN;
and finally Indiana Dunes, IN.

The last 2 locations are within an hour of the true destination: CHICAGO!

According to the weather map, we are literally hitting all the HOT SPOTS. Looks like we could be almost anywhere else in the USA and be cooler. Can we plan a trip or what!