On the move

Oct 31/2018  Weather  Uh oh.  Too many nice warm days and now the storms are rolling into the area.  We finished up at the RV Fog Dr and at 2:30 they said we were ready to go.   Well we are usually in the 2:30 club but not like leaving at 2:30!    High of 80 today, night 57.
We quickly called ahead a hundred miles to a campground to make sure we could get a pull thru for tonight  and then headed out.  We were hoping to miss the storm coming in but no luck.  Head on into the heavy rain and then about 30 miles west it was rain but not so bad.  Instead of running down into Little Rock we cut the triangle across to I40 and stopped in Russellville, Arkansas at  Ivy's Cove RV Park.  It was a good overnight stop with lots of big pull thrus.  Billy got us hooked up and was soaked.  It rained and rained and rained.  Maybe 3 inches or more, and north and south of us got 6 inches.    Good thing we had our caulking on the roof resealed.  Timing is everything.
Nov 1/18  Weather high of 66 and low of 48.   In the morning it was still showering when we left but as we drove west on I40 the rain subsided, the clouds came out and then the sunshine.  It was cool but dry.  We pulled in for the day before hitting Oklahoma City, in Choctaw KOA.  Good overnight stop.  The tornado shelters made me think "well there is an amenity we don't usually see in a campground"!  Talking to a local she reminded me this is Tornado Alley so it is a very good thing to have. 

the tornado shelters at the Choctaw KOA

Interestingly enough we must have passed 10 casinos on the interstate.   One of these days we are going to overnight in a Casino.  We just never have it on our radar as a place to camp.   Where is that Casino Camping book I bought last year? 

Skyline of Downtown Oklahoma City from I40

 Moving on past Oklahoma City, we headed for Amarillo, Texas.  The panhandle of Texas is wide open space and you can see forever.  A stop at the Amarillo KOA and the free limo service to the Big Texan Steakhouse sounds like a plan. 

Now there is the BEEF !

Tonight we saw a fellow attempting to eat the 72 oz steak dinner in 1 hour.  Oh my that is so much food, how does anyone do it?  This guy was not up to the task.    It's a fun place to go and the meat is great.

little rosey sitting in the BIG TEXAN ROCKER

Carnivores Indulge

Oct 27/16  Weather sunny and hot, 82.  low of 53.
Amarillo Texas. 
For miles you see advertised -  The Big Texan Steak Ranch - 72 oz Steak Free.
What is all this about?

The metal Amigos that welcome you to Amarillo KOA

We got a nice campsite in Texas at the Amarillo KOA and found there was a free shuttle limo that would take us to The Big Texan Steak Ranch for dinner.  This is such a treat for us having them pick you up and take you back.  Why not? 

Okay Cowboy, that there is our limo shuttle

Billy is getting his appetite ready to go in

We can always watch someone try to eat the 72 oz of meat in an hour.  That is 4 1/2 pounds plus a roll, baked potato, shrimp cocktail; for $72.  You pay up front and if you eat it all in an hour you get your money back.   Over 9,500 people have done it!  Ah well no takers the night we were there, but the steak was mighty tasty.  That is our little 16 oz. ribeye.
Almost forgot:
Just had to show you what we found in the gift shop....  really a Texan pistol case?  Isn't that what everyone needs!!!

can't think of anything to say about that

Oct 28 & 29/16  Weather still warm 79, night 51


Next day we moved along to Albuquerque and parked at American RV Park  and the following at Holbrook KOA in Arizona.   Both good places to stop along the way west. 

On the Move

April 3/ 2015  Weather in Albuquerque, New Mexico was the coldest day we have had since January; even though the sun shone all day.  High of 65 and breezy with a low of 40.

Peaceful night - Good Friday

It's Good Friday so we thought maybe it would be a day to stay in one spot; nothing would be surely open if in the event we had any need to stop for fuel or trouble.  Well that was not the case.   Lots of traffic was going by and we checked at the park office.  It was a regular work day????  We thought it had to be a statutory holiday.  We did go get a bag of groceries and noticed all business and industries were working.  Sad really, in Ontario it is always a stat holiday.   But it was a nice peaceful day for Billy and Rosey; and we truly feel blessed.   At night when we walked around the park there was the most beautiful moonlit night over the RV Park. 
April 4/2015 Saturday Weather about 65 and sunny traveling from ABQ, NM to Amarillo, Texas.  Tonight low in Amarillo 50, windy.  Today the winds were following us for the most part then turning to a south cross wind, 20 to 25 mph.   We planned on being off the road early afternoon to avoid the winds.

entering Oasis RV Resort in Amarillo - do you get the RV in the ground??  Nice Irony

Stopping at  Oasis RV Resort for a one nighter then moving on to Oklahoma City on Easter Sunday.  Originally we were going to stay off the roads Easter Sunday but realized it may not make much difference here in the USA.  We looked at the weather and saw a stormy front moving through the area on Monday so we are opting to travel on Sunday hoping to miss the worst of it. 

Cadillac Ranch

Oh and the RV in the ground???   If you have been to Amarillo Texas on Interstate 40 you will remember Cadillac Ranch.  It was invented and built by a group of art-hippies imported from San Francisco. They called themselves The Ant Farm, and their silent partner was Amarillo billionaire Stanley Marsh 3. He wanted a piece of public art that would baffle the locals, and the hippies came up with a tribute to the evolution of the Cadillac tail fin. Ten Caddies were driven into one of Stanley Marsh 3's fields, then half-buried, nose-down, in the dirt (supposedly at the same angle as the Great Pyramid of Giza). They faced west in a line, from the 1949 Club Sedan to the 1963 Sedan de Ville, their tail fins held high for all to see on the empty Texas panhandle.