O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A.....

is where we are....not the musical. Today was a loooong haul. We left Albuquerqui early this morning and drove virtually non-stop to Amarillo, where we found the Cadillac Ranch as we closed in on the city. This is 1974 art, with about 8 Cadillacs with the front end buried into the ground, and the back end sticking up at an angle. It is on private property on a frontage road, right beside I-40, and people were going up to it non-stop. Of course, we stopped also, walked the 100 yards or so into a field where they were, and took pictures. People were spray painting grafitti on the cars when we came, and when we left. We should have taken a can of Krylon with us......it was the thing to do.
After that, we found a Fazolli's and had lunch. Following lunch, we continued our ride. One thing about Texas.....it smells like manure. Lots of stockyards beside the interstate. Hannah's words about the stockyard were "this is just wrong!"
It began to rain as we got closer to Oklahoma, and rained on us most of the way to Oklahoma City.
About 2 hours after lunch, somewhere in Oklahoma, we decided to stop for an M/M Blizzard at Dairy Queen. Wrong decision! It took 35 minutes in the drive through. We pulled up to the "order sign", and I kept saying...'hello.....hello....hello...." No response. Finally, I heard a "Hello", and I proceeded to order. Unfortunately, it wasn't the DQ person, it was Marissa behind me. Everyone laughed at my expense, and began talking about me not being able to hear.
We are staying at a Residence Inn right beside "Toby Keith's Restaurant and Bar" in downtown Oklahoma City. That is where dinner will be. I, however, am staying in tonight to rest. Driving way over 500 miles today, much of it in the rain, has me tired.
Tomorrow morning we will visit the Oklahoma City Memorial, then drive a looong way again. Tomorrow night's destination is Memphis.