BRANSON, MO

Leaving the dry of Santa Fe, we headed East, past Tucumcari, NM, across Amarillo near the tip of Texas and into Oklahoma. Wishing we had time to stop in the Oklahoma panhandle to see my niece, but didn't have time.

Made it to OKC and booked a room at Best Western for the night. Contacted our son, Matt about getting together.  We also ended up going to visit our Nephew, Ryan, and his family, then out for dinner with Matt that night.  Also went to our Motel and visited with Matt for a while. Had a good visit.

We left out the next morning, heading to Tulsa.  It was a two hour trip along the Turnpike.  It felt strange to see our old stomping grounds again.  We had lived in Tulsa from 1975 - 1988, prior to moving to Portland.

Once again our Japanese GPS in the Sienna let us down.  The address we entered was correct but it took us to a Bank a few blocks away. Perhaps it assumed we needed a loan, or something. I have to give this GPS a 2 on a 10 scale.

Using my head for a change, we soon found the apartment complex where our daughter lived with our Niece. She was excited to see her Granddaughter!  We were apprehensive about leaving our Great-Granddaughter behind.  She was a great little traveler and we've really enjoyed having her along with us on this road trip.  Tulsa was the end of the road for little Rosie. She will be spending the rest of the summer with her Grandmother and Mother (who is also visiting).

We enjoyed a short visit before we left for Branson, MO.  We headed for Kimberling City to see Debby's Mom and let her know we made it alright. After a while, we drove unto Branson where we were staying nights with Debby's Uncle.

We had a great week of spending days with Deb's Mom and nights with her uncle and aunt. I spent a day or so helping Phil with some things around his house and going golfing with him a couple of times.

On Thursday, I went Trout fishing with My Brother-in-law, Sam. We only had a couple of hours to fish because Sam had to go to work. I caught two and one got away as I was lifting it out of the water. Sam spent the day telling everyone  I "skunked" him.