We’re taking a more direct route this year to get up to Washington state. So this is Thor’s first time through Oklahoma and Kansas.
The Oklahoma sticker got added to our map of places where Thor has spent the night.
Whereas Oklahoma was “okay” (see what I did there?), Kansas was windy as all get out.
“One of the worst crosswinds we’ve had.” So stated Chris as we drove through central Kansas heading west from Salina on I70. The wind was blowing from south to north, so right into Chris’s side of Thor. You could literally feel the wind blowing through the windows on his side and hear it howling. We pulled into a rest area but the truck/RV area was full, so we continued along the highway, battling through the gusts.
Strange banging sounds started coming from the roof and outside of Thor. We found a truck stop to pull into and Chris hopped out into the 30 mile an hour wind to check it out. The cover that rolls up over one of the slide-outs had torn loose. Actually it was the duct tape from a previous patch job that had torn. (You’re smiling aren’t you?) Not to worry, we carry the almighty all-purpose duct tape with us so Chris climbed on the roof and patched it up again.
It was no wonder we saw so many wind turbines. They were getting a workout.
Kansas must be the home of “amber waves of grain” because that’s the phrase that came to mind when I saw the wind rippling through the fields.
At the risk of carrying it too far, how appropriate that the song “Dust in the Wind” was written of course by the band “Kansas”.
We passed a sign for the “World’s Largest Czech Egg” tourist attraction in Wilson, Kansas. But Chris was not in the mood to see it. He wouldn’t let us pull over in “Russell”, Kansas either (home of Bob Dole) for a photo op.
On top of all this, the Astros were losing big time as we were listening to the game on the radio.
Interesting way to spend our 32nd wedding anniversary. Through good times and bad, we’re still truckin’ along.... Happy Anniversary Honey.
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