Day 50

Day 50: 7/6/15 (Castle Rock. CO to Oklahoma City, OK)

646 miles

We didn’t hang around for long this morning because we had such a long drive ahead of us.  This leg was the furthest we’ve driven in one shot.  It took about 9 ½ hours to drive from Castle Rock to Oklahoma City, but we also crossed a time zone so it made the trip 10 ½ hours based on the clocks.  Before we left, John was giving us some basic directions since he travels a lot for work and is pretty familiar with the roads.  We noticed the GPS was directing us a different way than what he suggested, but we figured it had to be faster since we had it set for faster route.  Well, we had the GPS turned off so we could charge other electronics and Jillian ended up missing the exit we were supposed to take.  Lucky for us, it ended up taking almost an hour off of our trip!  We originally though it had added a few minutes, but then we realized it shortened our trip which we were thankful for.  As we were driving through Kansas, we hit some rain – though no tornados – but fortunately the storm didn’t follow us to Oklahoma 

We arrived in Oklahoma City around 6pm at Rico’s friend Kris’s apartment.  We were extremely excited to be staying with another friend with a cat; especially since little Bustopher Jones is just a few months old.  He was very playful though a bit vindictive when it came to attacking.  Once we were settled in and caught up, we headed down the road to for some Mexican food for dinner.  Afterwards, we just kicked back and relaxed at Kris’s apartment.  He and Rico were acting as if they were still college roommates like they were freshman year. 

Fact:

Bustopher Jones’ claws are lethal

Lesson:

If you want the shortest route, carry an atlas with you because the GPS doesn’t always know best

Eat Well; Travel Often

Rico & Jillian