We left!

We didn't look at the weather report any more.  If we wait for it to be favorable, we could wait all winter!  So about 10 AM we threw the rest of our stuff in the door of the motorhome, on the bed and couch.  On the floor and anywhere else that was flat and wouldn't fall.

We headed out of town by driving the two miles South of our house that goes directly to the country.  Then on the country roads we intersected with the Interstate headed South.  By about 11, the wind began to come up on our nose.

We made the corner at Emporia and headed South to Wichita.  Stopping  at a rest area pavilion in the middle of the toll road, I was amazed by the force of the wind.  It must have been blowing 40 mph.  The rig rocked and rolled, and it was parked at the diesel pump!

We pressed on into the wind and barely made 60 miles an hour.  We could have gone faster, but that would have required the pedal on the floor, so we just took it easier.  We made good time, until we got to the end of the toll road at the Kansas, Oklahoma state line.  Traffic was backed up 4 miles going thru the toll booths.  We barely made 10 miles an hour for that 4 mile stretch.

It gets dark really early now, so by 5:30 we were looking for the RV park.  We stayed here on our way home from Arizona last spring, and it was stored in our GPS.    Where is here, you ask?   We are in North Oklahoma City, at the Twin Fountains RV Resort.  This is right on the corner of two Interstates.  I 35 and I 44.  The park is really nice, with blacktop  roads and concrete pull thru sites.  The rest is grassy and landscaped.  I used the Good Sam card for the 10 percent discount and it was about $35.

So we have lots of highway noise, and it is dark so we can not see the ambiance, but the nice street lights have us comfy when we are outside.  Well except for the wind which is still out of the South at 16 with gusts to 28.  But we have the jacks down now, so we are not rocking and rolling as much so all is well.

We used a lot more fuel today that we normally do, but I never calculate fuel mileage, since it will get what it will get, and I can't change that at all.  I just fill it up and move on.  But when battling the wind, you can see the fuel gauge move right before your eyes.

Perhaps I will have to look at the weather tomorrow, and decide if we are proceeding West or staying here for a couple of days.  Who knows?

Biscuit traveled with Loyce in the Camry, and traveled well.  She has played here in the motorhome all night since we stopped.  She doesn't seem to be upset with the change from home at all.  She still has her crate, which is her special dog house with the towel over it, and that is all it takes to make her happy.

I see it is still 51 degrees outside, so the wind is only cold not unbearable.  Hope the wind dies before the cold comes racing in.

Retired Rod