Sunday, May 2, 2010 - Travel Day to Arrowhead State Park, OK

Set the alarm for 7:00, was out by just after 8:00, once again deciding to find breakfast along the way, just fixing coffee for the road. We were worried about the van overheating while going up the steep hill, but it wasn't as bad as we thought it would be, and the cool morning kept me at normal temps. Found a diner just inside the Oklahoma border, next to an Indian Casino, had a great old fashioned diner breakfast (the lady next to me was even having fried Spam, would you believe!), with a never ending cup of coffee throughout our "One-of-a-kind" breakfast (eggs, bacon/sausage and pancakes). That was our only stop except for gas, and we were happy to pull into the horse camp by about 12:30. The roads were so rough, I'm not sure how much more we could have taken! The horse camp is right along the park road, sandwiched between the road and another picnic area right on the lake. There were a number of folks here when we arrived, but they were in the process of packing up. By 4:00 everyone was gone and it was nice and quiet. The day started out cloudy and ended up cloudless, a beautiful day. We got the horses highlined, got the satellite dish up (no problem!), and I confirmed a great cell phone signal for tomorrow's work day. Like Natchez, we're not that far off the freeway, so you can hear the traffic, but not as loud or near. Convenience is the key for now, till we get back from our trip later this week. Relaxed for the evening.