July 25 – We don’t like to share the minor tribulations of road travel on this blog but we lost our AC somewhere west of Amarillo. Traveling through the South in the summertime without AC is not recommended so we hoped to get it fixed if possible. Susannah called around and found a shop near our campsite who thought they could take us but by the time we arrived they were already full. One of the mechanics had a brother in Oklahoma City who had a radiator shop (this sounds like the plot to a bad novel, doesn’t it?) who could fix us up. And sure enough he did – turns out it was just a broken belt. While we dined on pizza buffet across the street he replaced the belt and checked the fluid levels and we were ready to roll.

Then it was on to our real destination of the day – Karen and Micah’s new house in Tulsa. It was touch and go whether they would have electricity since two days earlier Tulsa had been hit by a massive thunderstorm and a quarter of the city was without power. But all was well by the time we arrived and Karen&Micah were remarkably moved in for having relocated from CA just a month earlier. We had a fabulous visit, complete with delicious food, drink, and conversation. Ben and Rowan really enjoyed playing with the twins: foosball, reading, and water guns, among other entertainment. Tulsa seems like a charming city and we look forward to visiting again.

Day 27: Foss State Park OK to Tulsa OK (via Oklahoma City) – about 220 miles.