We were on the US-69 North to Greenville, Celest, Denison, Texas. The highway was one-land for most of the way. The trees were not as green and filled out as we drove North. There were many ranches, cattle, very green corps and pastures.
As we passed the Saline River ares near Emory, we could see the flash flooding results from the rain that went though the region the other day. Fields were very wet and water was filling the ditched.
At Celest, a small town the main street stores, where US-69 went, were all closed. There were many older homes deserted. But in some ares the ranch homes were magnificent and large.
We drove into the State of Oklahoma later in the afternoon and arrived in Durant at the Cocktaw RV KOA Park. The trip was 120 miles. www.chocktawcasinos.com .
The KOA RV Park was built in 2009 and it is a First Nations Casino as large Resort, with a hotel, car park, restaurant, spa and swimming pools. If you were a gambler it is a wonderful to take your holiday.
The park was large with all pull through and wide pads and roads. It was $36.00
When we registered at the KOA, we were also registered for a pass to the Casino and restaurant. We had to give our names and birthdays to receive a ID neck tag. There was a shuttle bus to the Casino and back to the KOA.
We booked here for one night and because we are not gamblers we just spent it in our RV. In fact we did not unhook the truck.
The next morning we were on the road by 10:30am, taking US-70 towards Durant and Texoma. There was a causeway that went over the Lake Texoma, and past the Texoma Lake Resort that was form by the dammed river.
Along the way Randal noticed cement containers that were built for Tornado Shelters. There was a entrance door and ventilation stack. I could not believe that he could tell what they where. So when we were at the next KOA he looked it up and there was the information one them. The units are buried into the ground, with the top part just above ground so the trap door can be accessed inside the house and the vents will be on the outside of the house. He is so smart!!!
At one small town intersection there was a line-up on traffic with a wide mobile house inline. Four women with a pink sign and pail were standing in the intersection asking for donations. They were almost stopping the traffic!!
The trees are still looking bear as the leaves are just starting to come out. The temperature was 19ºC during the day.
An hour later we were on I-35 North towards Oklahoma City. The terrain had rolling hills, farms, ranches, and trees. At one Ranch they were offering house-shoeing classes.
There was one place with view points rest areas that was very rocky and with the highway cut through them.
As we were approaching the east side of Oklahoma City we passed the Tinker Armed Force Reserves Base, along I-210/I-20 East.
We arrived at Oklahoma City KOA at 2:30pm. The staff was not in the office so we found a pull-through and left the truck hooked up.
After we had a lunch we spent the rest of the day relaxing, writing, down loading pictures and walking around the site. For supper we had popcorn and watched a movie.
The following morning, it was a beautiful morning to get out for a walk and see the sun raise. The temperatures was 17ºC and it was sunny. We were ready to left at 10:00am and was on the road shortly after. It is so nice not the hock up the truck every day!!!
We drove to I-40 and along the highway just outside of Oklahoma City, just before Edmonds, there was an Amusement park with a “To Hire Here” sign.
Randal had entered a service station to fuel up close by the KOA, but there was none there. I guess we can not believe the internet information. We had half a tank of diesel to travel until one showed up. We stopped at a “LOVE” Station at Guthrie, which advertised diesel, however it was out of service. Back on to the Highway we went, driving further to Orlando KS to fuel up at a a truck stop.
We were heading into flat farm country, with the corps well up and lush and green. There were quite a few oil wells along the way as well.
Soon we were in Kansas.
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