We had finished with our short journey to Dallas, and we were heading back to Route 66 to continue our big drive. The drive back up to Oklahoma City was again straightforward, and we were going to be staying in a KOA camp the opposite side of the city so that it was easier for us to get on our way tomorrow. We would be staying at the Cherokee Trading Post KOA on Route 66. But before that we had the 3 hour drive North from Dallas and then we were going to be going...

So after the big storm of last night, and the late arrival at camp, we set about making plans for today. There was no evidence of the near-on monsoon weather from the night before. We decided we would go to the zoo, it was lovely day, great for a walk around. Plus it was only about 20 minutes drive to get there. We got there and the place was heaving, on a Thursday! We had to park in the overspill car park across the road and walk across. We got into the zoo and ...

The first thing on the list after packing up the tent today, was going to see the big blue whale at Catoosa. This is another Route 66 attraction and is a huge cement whale given as an anniversary present in the 70s. It has slides and windows a tail that you can jump off. Although swimming is not recommended or allowed, plus there are turtles in the water too. Might nibble your feet. After this, we headed into Tulsa, and we went to the Golden Driller, another huge...

It was another day of driving Route 66 on the agenda today, but that doesn't just mean driving, it means stopping and chatting. It's been great meeting so many people with so many different stories down the whole of the route so far. We were looking forward to it. The first stop after having a little look through the KOA shop, was the Gay Parita petrol station. The couple there were lovely, George and his wife were so nice, they gave us watermelon and offered us ...