Thursday. We left Frisco this morning in a clear, hot, humid day. Sasha and I took our morning constitutional and she pooped out about halfway through our trip. Bad choice of words, I know, but you get the idea…..
As we know, the amount of road construction in the Dallas metro is staggering, so we had to deviate from the suggested gps routes since we were towing a 15,000 pound whale. Leaving our site of the last eight days near the border between the towns of Aubrey and Little Elm, we headed east toward US Highway 75. This route, 18 miles of intermittent construction and suburban traffic jams was stressing, but eventually we turned north and cruised through Howe, Sherman, and Denison before we crossed the Red River into Oklahoma.
I will comment that US 75 is undoubtedly the worst highway we’ve driven this trip, and maybe ever! Construction (of course) is apparent, but only contributes to the roughness of the highway. So, for about a third of our trip today we cussed, cursed, and swore at TXDOT, while bouncing and vibrating like some sort of insane dervish.
75 miles after we left DFW Metro, we pulled into the Choctaw Casino and Resort in Durant, Oklahoma. There’s a reason that Oklahoma was once called “Indian Territory.” And to this day, thousands of acres of the state are held by Native American nations. Choctaw, Chikasaw, Apache, Kiowa, and Kickapoo, among others have established cultures that provide opportunities for all peoples. This casino resort is one of several first class establishments in Oklahoma.
The resort property includes a top notch rv park and we have secured site 37 for three nights.
When we arrived this afternoon, the temperature was 92, with a realfeel of 106! We stayed inside for a long while, but finally ventured out to “walk the dog”. The green areas visible from our windows is very, very pleasant!
As we finished our day under the light of the first full moon of summer, the Buck Moon, a look at the resort tantalized us! We’ve gotta get over there!
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