Friday, May 22nd. "Oklahoma City is mighty pretty".............................

Awoke to heavy rain and bad weather warnings for Oklahoma and parts of Texas for the next few days. There was even a tornado warning!
We drove out of Tulsa, for a few miles, then hit a detour. Of course that threw us off the way we needed to go, so we took a guess, found a Route 66 sign and followed it. Only problem was we found ourselves at the Hard Rock where we were yesterday!
We needed some gas so pulled into a gas station, fled up, got some coffees and I asked the staff if they knew the way to R66.
A guy in a cowboy hat said " how far you going?". I said LA. He said "what all the way on 66?". I said yes. He explained that the I44 at this point is also the old R66, so we needed to follow that. He gave me directions as to where we needed to get off the Interstate and follow R66. I thanked him and as I said goodbye he said in a Dck Van Dyke English accent " Don't you mean okey dokey?" I said Luvvly Jubbly and he fell about laughing! He wished me a good trip and to keep safe.
The rain and spray made driving difficult on the Interstate but we took our time, kept a safe distance from cars in front and were ok. However as always there are the nutters who drive too fast, too close and with no lights on.
We picked up R66, saw an accident where a car had spun off the highway, police were on the scene. That served as a reminder to drive carefully.
The roadways fairly straight and of a good quality. Along the way we saw lots of old fashioned caravans and Winnebagos, including a couple of Airstreams, travelling in a convoy. As it is a holiday weekend over here it looks as if they were traveling to some kind of meeting or rally.
Instructions were easy to follow today and we made good time. Some guy cut us up in traffic, pulled right across into our lane, do not know how I managed to slam on my brakes and avoid hitting him.
We drove into Oklahoma on R66 getting great views of the Captol building. We found or way to our hotel, unpacked and rested before going out to dinner. We went to Applebee's, these always remind Sarnie and myself of Val, my sister. They were her favourite place to eat, especially when we wen't to visit her. Food was good and not too expensive. Got back to our room about 9.15, had a drink and chat before going to bed approx 11pm.
We have a long drive tomorrow, some 250 miles, so are getting an early start. I hope we will drive through most of the bad weather tomorrow.