Today was another short day...only 57 miles, so as a group we decided to sleep in until 645 because the church was willing to make us a hot breakfast if we stayed until 8. What an excellent decision. They had some awesome breakfast potatoes and I definitely made a trip for seconds. We did get a pretty late start on the road but Ben, Jay and I kept a steady pace despite the headwinds and crosswinds. We made it to lunch and took solace in the little shade available. We headed out again and made the last 25 miles go by quickly as we told stories. We stopped by an old antique like shop hoping that the Coca-Cola sign out front meant that we could buy an ice cold one inside. While this was not the case we still enjoyed exploring and we each left with an authentic wooden nickel. Another stop at Taco el Rey and we were able to DM dinner for all of us. Then, we made one last stop at the local pool, complete with water slides, DM'd of course, before finally heading to the host. Dinner was great and was followed by some DM'd Italian ice from Riley's Brain Freeze. I had lemon and mango and it really hit the spot, especially considering temperatures here are still in the upper 90's. OK has been good to us, but I'm excited to head back to Texas tomorrow...but mostly just so I can get a picture with the OK state line sign.
The scenery today was pretty amazing. And while my body was a little sore, I enjoyed every baking hot minute of today.
It's crazy to think, but come Thursday we'll be in NM. And while we're on crazy...I'm pretty excited...our silverware was left in Elm Grove, more than a week and a half ago...so we have had one fork, spoon and knife between the 27 of us. So we've been getting creative and also doing a lot of sharing. BUT...tonight we are getting silverware!!!!!
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