On the Road to Texas - Day 4

 McKinney, Texas

On Wednesday, Oct. 21st I was up and moving by 6:30. Bill and Gibbs were out walking through the pecan trees at 5:45 - in the dark. 🫣 We headed out of the plantation at 8:15 and the clouds were really moving in. Let's head further west and find the sun again!

Good morning!
Our little rascal at the end of a travel day.
He doesn't sleep at all from our departure
until after our arrival at a destination.

A stop for fuel, taking advantage of the Mudflap savings, and topped up at $5.99/gal. We soon got onto I-40W and at 9:10, Gibbs was panting so much we stopped at a Rest Area near Ozark, AR. We all used the facilities and at this stop, we saw walnut trees. It's a nutty world!

Our departure from Paw Paw's

An hour later, we were crossing into Oklahoma and the temperature had risen to a pleasant 68F/20C and we had left the clouds completely behind. There are no winds to deal with again, more blessings.

Every once in a while a business
logo catches my eye.
I think this one is really suited
and well designed.

There are some pretty waterways we crossed, the Muskogee River being one before we took Exit 264A onto US-69S.

Lots of clouds to outrun.

Did you know there was a town called 'Canadian' in OK? We didn't and this is a new interstate for us but once we crossed both the North and South Canadian Rivers, we shouldn't have been surprised and a familiar Eufala Lake but we're not sure why I would have previous pictures for it?  🤔

North and South Canadian Rivers

Population of 2300 and it is
known for its high plains landscape.

We turned off the highway to get fuel at a Casey's on Hardy Springs Rd. taking advantage of another Mudflap savings. Diesel was $5.68/gal. with the discount. We tried eating lunch in the lot but it was just too small and congested so used the facilities and got back on the interstate. We ate our sandwiches while moving.

I can't argue with that above
statement. It's lovely.

Hey! This is actually my picture.
I was on the ball this time.

It is a warm day, just wonderful! 78F/25.5C is nothing to sniff about! We crossed into Texas @ 2 pm. and it had risen another few degrees. We had the a/c on in the truck because the sun beating in through the windows was hot. We went from US-69S to US-75S and the pavement was quite rough to start. We groaned, collectively. 🥴

And for our Texas arrival too.

Arriving in McKinney, TX we took Exit 46 onto Melissa Rd, then Milrany Ln arriving at our next Harvest Host destination. It is called SqueezePenny and is a Truck Stop with available covered parking for rv's, trailers or vehicles. Not an elite spot but it was on the route and we can get 30 amp electric service for the night. Works for us!

If you know me or have followed my
blog since early years, you may remember
that I love water towers. This is not the 
reputable Leaning Tower of Texas, at Groom,
but this one caught my eye.
It has a wee bit of a lean to it.

We got set up with Mohammed's assistance for the plug in and were good for the night by 3:15. Well, almost. Our Starlink is still not working properly which means no tv tonight again. 🤷‍♀️ Bummer. Bill isn't sure what happened with the Starlink but has a new cable to try once we are done moving. 

The back street to our destination
tonight. We're glad it wasn't in the heart
of downtown McKinney.

It was time to relax until supper and we did exactly that. We were cool enough under the shelter, without the heat of the sun beating down on the roof. The panels are fully charged but we won't be needing solar tonight. I made myself a cup of tea, 
Bill had a Coke and we updated blogs.

It's a pretty good spot for a night.
We'll have easy access for early morning
departure. Gibbs approves too.

When my tea was finished, I hopped in the shower. We've been killing flies in here for days, even before we left home, so maybe the heat from a hot shower will keep them out of the bathroom! 🤣🫣 

Every morning and afternoon,
we've masssacred this many flies - easy!
LOL

For supper, we had meat pies, which I cooked in the oven. Bill had fries with his and I heated 2 slices of garlic toast.

Supper was good.
I'll be picking up more meat pies, for
the freezer, in Yuma.

It was all very good! While it was cooking, I made our sandwiches for tomorrow. We cleaned the dishes up and after finishing my blog, we both sat with our books. Bill is halfway through his already! Good thing I brought a few. 🤭😉

Monday - acorns
Tuesday - pecans
Wednesday - walnuts
In a nutshell (🤭) it is 
a cracking great trip!

We've reached 81F/27.2C today, dropping to 53F/11.6C overnight. We've had a great day!

On the right, boughten goodies.
On the left, free gatherings from the ground.
Good night!

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