Hinton, Oklahoma 🠊 Crystal Springs, Arkansas
We left Hinton, Oklahoma, and headed towards Warner to visit with family before continuing on to Arkansas. Going through Oklahoma City one of our three gallon water jugs fell from the shelf of the kitchenette and broke a small piece from the bottom, which resulted in a lot of water rushing towards the front of the bus. Luckily, we were able to corral a lot of it and push it out the front door. Picture this, we are driving a school bus through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, while three gallons of water is steadily pouring from the front doors of the bus. I can't imagine what the other cars around us, or behind us were thinking. It wasn't fun at the time, but now we laugh about it. No one honked, or did anything, so hopefully it wasn't as bad coming out the doors as we thought.☺
Hardy was enjoying the sun laying on the dash of the bus. He stayed on the dash until we reached Warner, and then again as we arrived at my parent's house in Arkansas.
It was neat seeing all of the Solar Eclipse billboards and signs. It made us feel like they were put up just for us and our trip.
Once we got close to Warner, Oklahoma, I called my "Aunt" Paula and had her meet us to show us exactly where to go. What's funny is, my Uncle Paul had asked us to call him when we got close so he could tell us where to go, but with our planning, we were able to surprise them and make them think we weren't there yet. It was a great plan, and we were grateful Paula was leading our way, because these backroads we might have gotten turned around.
There farm was just as I had remembered when I was young. We stayed a few hours and visited with them and my Aunt Paula (who is really my cousin, but she was a lot older than us, so she's always been called "Aunt" Paula). I love this side of my family so much. They are down-to-earth, kind, and they love us for us. I am so happy we were able to fit them into our trip, because I sure do miss them. On our way back we have plans to spend more time with them. Once we left Warner/Porum, Oklahoma, we were back on the road headed towards Arkansas.
We crossed the Arkansas state line around 5:00 p.m. We were right on time to reach my parent's house before it got dark. We were on the homestretch. I was excited to see everyone already and was still teary-eyed from leaving Oklahoma.
Once we went through Mansfield, Arkansas, we all started getting anxious. Anxious to see family, anxious to get off the bus, and anxious to take a hot shower.☺
We came over the mountain and we were there. My mom was standing near the driveway as we came around the corner to their driveway. She helped Jeff get the bus up the driveway and then was thrilled to see us and hear about our trip. My dad and my sister had gone on a short bike ride to kill some time until we got there, but they came shortly after we parked and situated. It was such a wonderful evening, catching up and telling them all about our travels. My mom immediately loved the bus!🚍
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