We left John Kyle SP before breakfast, since we had a full day of driving and no cell service and getting low on fuel. The town of Silas had a gas station and MacDonald's together with strong cellular superceded by the free WiFi.
We kept to the scenic route for the first 70 miles or so, and probably made better time than heading north on Interstates to Memphis and then the long hypotenuse to the point in Arkansas where we finally got on I-40, succumbing to straight over curved, for the rest of razorback country until our exit in Oklahoma.
I was surprised that our fuel mileage wasn't any better today, but in one way I'm pleased. The winds were really strong, forcing Ernie to work that much harder. But i was impressed by how smoothly Ernie drove in those winds. Early on in the drive the car was pulling to the right enough to make me think I needed to get the tires rebalanced. It took a while to realize that it was just the right crosswind.
Our original destination was Greenleaf SP, then as she was looking at her maps for the next day's drive, she saw Tenkiller Lake on the map. She was there once when she was 12, driving cross country with her aunt and uncle. So we get there, and while she wasn't overly impressed, the sister park at the other end of the lake looked better, and 20 miles further we found a lovely site on a peninsula in the lake.
The wind is much stronger than the previous night. Enough that we have to leave the left rear door closed and the right door is strapped tightly to the bikes.
Pictures are finally here.
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