Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Kansas to Texas
We started out Saturday in search of our next adventure. We decided to stop at the Downstream Casino Resort in Quapaw OK. The casino is actually in three states. The parking lot is in Missouri, hotel is in Kansas, and the casino floor is in Oklahoma. Darla won $56.30. Airaday donated money. They have an awesome buffet for $18.95. We would recommend it to anyone who comes through the area. They have RV electric and water hook ups in the truck/RV parking lot. Well, with the weather as cold as it is, it was really only electric hook up.
We decided to spend the night and get an early start on Sunday. We then headed to Texas to visit Airaday’s cousin, to spend New Years with them and go to Six Flags.
As we traveled through Oklahoma City area we saw much less snow. Things were looking better and warmer the further we went. Along the way we ran into a little electrical problem, the chaise battery was not starting the camper. We had to use the coach batteries to start the vehicle; it appears to be a loose wire. We looked, but found no loose wires. We found a nice gentleman, who is going to come to our camp site in Texas to look at the problem for us.
In Davis Oklahoma (exit 51 on I-35) we found the home of the Original Fried Pies. The have 30 flavors, all the fillings are fresh and folded into Nancy’s famous fried pie crust. They have 10 other locations, but we were at the original location. The family tradition of fried pies started in 1893 when grandma made them for ranch hands. They are delicious and a definite must have if in the area. They have fruit filled and ones that are more like a meal. We got a dozen since they have a deal of buy a dozen and get 40 cents of each one. We got chicken and beef that were like fried pot pies, spinach and mushroom, comfort (polish sausage, potatoes, and cheese), pizza, bacon-egg and cheese, apricot, pecan, coconut, blackberry, pineapple, and peach.
When we stopped at a gas station along the way, we found a local candy peanut patty. It looked like peanuts in a red colored candy made by Dickies. We gave it a try, it was a little sweeter then we would have liked, but still tasty.
We are staying at Texan RV Ranch; it is a very nice place. They have a laundry facility, showers, pool (open all year..brrrr), dog run area (which the dogs really enjoy), little store, and full hook ups. The best thing about the park is….It is in Mansfield TX, Airaday is from Mansfield OH. We found that to be very funny. There is no snow here and the temps run around 50 during the day and 30 at night. They are predicting snow for today (about an inch) but also temp of 40, not sure how it can snow with temps that high, so we will see what we get.
We are about 18 miles from the cousins, and 15 miles from Six Flags. We are going today to get season passes and plan on going 3 times while here. They are running a Holiday in the Park event. There will be fireworks on New Years Eve, so we plan on going then for sure. Roller Coasters here we come!!!!
We decided to spend the night and get an early start on Sunday. We then headed to Texas to visit Airaday’s cousin, to spend New Years with them and go to Six Flags.
As we traveled through Oklahoma City area we saw much less snow. Things were looking better and warmer the further we went. Along the way we ran into a little electrical problem, the chaise battery was not starting the camper. We had to use the coach batteries to start the vehicle; it appears to be a loose wire. We looked, but found no loose wires. We found a nice gentleman, who is going to come to our camp site in Texas to look at the problem for us.
In Davis Oklahoma (exit 51 on I-35) we found the home of the Original Fried Pies. The have 30 flavors, all the fillings are fresh and folded into Nancy’s famous fried pie crust. They have 10 other locations, but we were at the original location. The family tradition of fried pies started in 1893 when grandma made them for ranch hands. They are delicious and a definite must have if in the area. They have fruit filled and ones that are more like a meal. We got a dozen since they have a deal of buy a dozen and get 40 cents of each one. We got chicken and beef that were like fried pot pies, spinach and mushroom, comfort (polish sausage, potatoes, and cheese), pizza, bacon-egg and cheese, apricot, pecan, coconut, blackberry, pineapple, and peach.
When we stopped at a gas station along the way, we found a local candy peanut patty. It looked like peanuts in a red colored candy made by Dickies. We gave it a try, it was a little sweeter then we would have liked, but still tasty.
We are staying at Texan RV Ranch; it is a very nice place. They have a laundry facility, showers, pool (open all year..brrrr), dog run area (which the dogs really enjoy), little store, and full hook ups. The best thing about the park is….It is in Mansfield TX, Airaday is from Mansfield OH. We found that to be very funny. There is no snow here and the temps run around 50 during the day and 30 at night. They are predicting snow for today (about an inch) but also temp of 40, not sure how it can snow with temps that high, so we will see what we get.
We are about 18 miles from the cousins, and 15 miles from Six Flags. We are going today to get season passes and plan on going 3 times while here. They are running a Holiday in the Park event. There will be fireworks on New Years Eve, so we plan on going then for sure. Roller Coasters here we come!!!!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas and Happy HO HO HO to All
Joker and Lefty enjoyed the Christmas, Kansas snow. Since the storm is over we are enjoying the snow (from inside). It looks like we will be heading out for our next adventure tomorow. The roads are looking clear, but there is no sense in taking chances by leaving today. The forecast for the next few days is looking good.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
I see white stuff
We have been here for a little over a month now and our time is over. Our last day was on Wednesday the 23rd. It is good to be done because the hours were long, yet sad at the same time, we made some friends that we will only get to see if we come back next year and some we may see down the road at another time. Amazon and Express had a little Thank You party for us and wished us safe journeys and a speedy return to help next year if we wished.
We had planned to take Thursday to get last minute things done then take off for Texas to see family and go to Six Flags Over Texas, before heading to Quartzsite, AZ. Mother Nature has decided we should spend a few more days here. We are in the middle of a snow and ice storm, plus it rained all day yesterday. We are going to hunker down, relax and wait for nicer weather before we leave. We are still at Walter Johnson RV Park and are staying warm and toasty. It is looking somewhat deserted because there is only six or seven of us left. Some are staying until mid January, others are hunkered down with us waiting for the weather to break, but most people left last week or earlier this week to avoid the bad weather. They tell us here that the snow usually does not appear until January, so I guess this is an early Christmas present. Not sure why Mother Nature thinks we wanted snow for Christmas. We went on the road and west to avoid snow and the colder weather. It is 19 degrees out and we probably have 3 inches of snow and blowing like mad. We hope everyone we left behind are staying warm and having a wonderful holiday season. We miss you all. HUGS XOXO
We had planned to take Thursday to get last minute things done then take off for Texas to see family and go to Six Flags Over Texas, before heading to Quartzsite, AZ. Mother Nature has decided we should spend a few more days here. We are in the middle of a snow and ice storm, plus it rained all day yesterday. We are going to hunker down, relax and wait for nicer weather before we leave. We are still at Walter Johnson RV Park and are staying warm and toasty. It is looking somewhat deserted because there is only six or seven of us left. Some are staying until mid January, others are hunkered down with us waiting for the weather to break, but most people left last week or earlier this week to avoid the bad weather. They tell us here that the snow usually does not appear until January, so I guess this is an early Christmas present. Not sure why Mother Nature thinks we wanted snow for Christmas. We went on the road and west to avoid snow and the colder weather. It is 19 degrees out and we probably have 3 inches of snow and blowing like mad. We hope everyone we left behind are staying warm and having a wonderful holiday season. We miss you all. HUGS XOXO
Monday, December 7, 2009
Working long hours
We have been working 11 hour days 5 days a week. It has kept us very busy, and very tired. We have met all kinds of interesting people, including fellow workampers. We have been packing single orders and also getting to help out in several other areas. Amazon hosts free meals ocassionally to thank the hard working employees. The food was been wonderful. We get Wed and Sat off, so we try to get some sight seeing and chores done then. We went to the Christmas parade in Coffeyville on Friday then went to Osage Million Dollar Casino in Bartlesville Oklahoma on Saturday. The time seems to be flying by, on Wednesday we need to work on confirming our next destination. We are thinking about heading to Quartzsite Arizona mid January. There is a huge rv show and we heard that there is interesting work there, and it is a good place to meet people looking for workampers to fill jobs at their facilities. Disney will be there so maybe we can start work at Disney in Feb so we can enjoy ourselves at the rv show first.
We love you all and thank you for following us on our journey
We love you all and thank you for following us on our journey
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