November 9, 2023 Day 33 Malvern Arkansas to Ardmore Oklahoma 288 miles
We got on the road about 8:45 after filling with gas. The skies are very cloudy and the forecast is a 90% chance of rain. We had not gone far before the first drops began to fall. It rained all day. For a short stretch it came down so hard we could hardly see the road.
Most of the terrain was rolling hills covered with forest. Occasionally it would open up and a field would have beef cattle. Different breeds that all looked good against the green grass.
The first section of road was very winding. Plus it went up and down small hills. The trees have started to turn colors. Too bad visibility is so poor or there might have been some colorful photografts. Very few towns but houses scattered all along. Some houses are old wooden structures. Some are manufactured homes and some are new and quite large.
We passed two small cemeteries where the graves are covered with white rock. That was a new one. Most of the cemeteries are beside churches. Neither the church nor the cemetery are very large.
We did see another large bird that was most likely some kind of vulture. It was on the ground beside the road but flew off when we went past.
We also saw more Christmas decorations up. One spot had the nativity scene in lights with a Christmas tree beside it. The Halloween decorations seems to be gone unless the dragon on top of a building counts. One house had about 8 blow up turkeys in various sizes.
We saw a sign for Wendy’s about lunch time in the next town. We decided since it was raining that a picnic didn’t seem appealing. We drove in the parking lot only to find it was still under construction. How disappointing.
At last we crossed into Oklahoma. That is when the skies really opened up. Luckily the really heavy downpour didn’t last too long. We both got chilled today before the blankets came out. Rob may install the manifold heater if we get a dry spell or some overhead cover.
We arrived in Ardmore about 4:30. We got frozen dinners at a small grocery before going to the hotel. We are in a Microtel. Appropriately named because the room is very small with minimal comforts. But its only for one night. Rob is being fiscally conservative or cheap depending on your perspective.
No pictures today because the curtains were down all day and the front windshield was covered with raindrops. Getting out of the car wasn’t appealing either. Besides you couldn’t see very far,
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