Stuck in Sapulpa

Well, it was bound to happen....you don't take a trip cross country in a 20 year old motor home without expecting to have something go wrong. We left Claremore yesterday heading west on I44. Went maybe 10 miles or so and the old girl started to sputter. Luckily we were near an exit and there was a Ford dealership there. We just made it there before she quit altogether. Unfortunately, since this is a holiday weekend, they were closing early and won't be back til Tuesday, so like it or not, we are spending our Memorial weekend in Sapulpa, OK. Luckily we still have the motorcycle for transportation. We packed up the bare necessities in our saddle bags and off we went to the nearest Days Inn for a few days.

This morning we went for a long ride through town along Route 66. It's a beautiful little town and the people we met are so proud of it. They all but close it down, though, over the weekend. We found some museums and other places of interest, but they were all closed. We happened into a little art/framing shop and the folks we met were so interesting and so kind. The owner took us upstairs of the shop, which used to be an old boarding house back in the day. He has been restoring it for the past 10 years and it was amazing to see, especially the parts of it that were still original. Here's a few pics we took of the town and the boarding house. The folks here are gearing up for their big annual BLOWOUT, on June 5th. They're expecting 20,000 people to descend on this tiny little town for a huge classic car cruise and all the festivities that go along with it. As much as Chuck loves old cars, we are sure hoping that we are LONG GONE from Sapulpa before the big BLOWOUT! :-)