Today was all about driving. Usually
I’ll check the Roadside America app to see what fun things there are to see in
along the way. It breaks up the trip. But out of necessity this trip has been
different. Stopping only for necessities...gas, potty stops and sometimes
food. At those times I might get out and
take a quick walk to loosen up the joints, maintaining a distance from
people. Made 440 miles today...not bad
for leaving at 11 a.m. and getting off the road about 7 p.m.
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We had planned on doing a
drive-by at the Oklahoma City National Memorial...no need to get out, just
drive by to let Mom see it. Due to
COVID-19 the museum portion is closed and quite possibly the outside memorial has
also been roped off to prevent people from gathering in numbers. But even just
driving by we’d be able to see the Survivor Tree, the Field of Empty Chairs,
the Gates of Time, and the outside fence filled with personal memorials. The way the Gates of Time are designed would
prevent us from seeing the Reflecting Pool in the middle of the outside memorial;
however, we’d still see enough to feel the emotional weight of it.
Forty miles out I queued up the directions on
Rapunzel then turned my attention to reading my book. When I realized we were close I checked
Rapunzel...for whatever reason she had cancelled the directions. I quickly tried to get them back but to no
avail. As Kim kept driving along and
Rapunzel repeatedly refused to even acknowledge that she was a navigational
aid, I started getting ticked off. It
was irrational I know but Rapunzel knows which of my buttons to push and today
she was hitting them all. Not only did
we miss the OKC National Memorial but we missed our exit lane because I wasn’t
watching the road, I was arguing with Rapunzel. Take a
deep breath...let it out. Do not throw
your phone out the window...just take a deep breath.
At the point we pulled off the
highway into a parking lot we were beyond the OKC Memorial and decided to just
get going forward on the correct road. Eventually
I was able to get Rapunzel programed to get us out of the parking lot and back
onto 44 East. As soon as she gave us our
first direction, Mom said, “Oh, sure, now you decide to talk to us.”
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Made reservations at the
Lebanon/Bennett Spring KOA and pulled in about 7:15 p.m. Still had time to set up in the daylight. I’m not a fan of setting up in the chilly
dark like we did last night. After we
got set up the entertainment for the evening was trying to figure out why the
black water tank (toilet) was indicating full but nothing was draining. The owner of the camp got involved also...he
was eager to offer helpful advice and lend us a plunger. It got a little messy and slightly smelly
before the tank got drained properly. Shit happens...but it’s all good now. 😉
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