Today was a bit of a relaxed schedule. While we got a chance to sleep in ( some more than others...having to speed eat breakfast!!!) we still had to be on the bus ready to go by 8.30am. Our first stop today was at the Oklahoma State Capitol building. Each state has a magnificent looking building ( usually with a grand dome) which houses the house of reps and Senate...this was definitely no exception. Oklahoma is very aware and proud of its Indian heritage and thi...

Today was a very early start with breakfast at 6.15am and on the road by 7.15am. It was a big traveling day as we had to go from Branson to Oklahoma city which was approx. 522km. On our way we passed through the outskirts of Joplin, a town that was virtually destroyed by a tornado in May of this year...many buildings still had tarps on. Our first stop was in a town called Miami ( they don't pronounce the i ) to visit a magnificently restored theatre. It is calle...