Almost there! Today was a big push; we realized that if we stopped short, we'd have a very long final leg to drive tomorrow. So we went all the way from Wakeeney (about 70 miles from the CO/KS border) to Paul Valley (about 1/2 hour from Oklahoma City, and another 70 miles to TX).
The only snag we hit was in Wichita, KS, when we stopped to visit McConnell Air Force Base. We thought we could save money by going to the commissary for groceries. Good plan, no? Well, the road directions to the base were lousy (I should have listened to Christina, but the road sign said "McConnell, turn left"), and we ended up driving all the way around the base. We later tried an alternate route, but when we got to the gate, they told us we couldn't get in that way because our car was "too full" (whatever that means). So we went through the OTHER gate, and although we got into the base...it turned out the commissary was closed on Mondays. Sabotage!
Christina had to snack on cereal bars until we got to Oklahoma City, where we started looking for restaurants. Traffic was lousy, but we finally found a Super Target just south of the city. Even better, it had a Qdoba nearby, so we got some great Mexican food for dinner. (Kiersten almost an entire huge burrito.)
We then went to Target and bought tomorrow's groceries, plus a Disney CD and Hello Kitty towel for Kiersten. (Warning: the Disney CD is sung entirely in cartoon voices and should not be heard by those who value their sanity.) I looked in toys, but didn't see the particular action figures I was looking for.
We could have stopped at a hotel there, but we pressed on just a little bit further to save some time tomorrow. We're now in Paul Valley, at a very nice Comfort Inn with a pool and everything. Tomorrow, we make way to Dallas to get our other car, and then on to Shreveport to finish this three-week saga.
Results: Eh, that goof-up at McConnell kind of ruined a good driving day. I didn't find my Hulk, either. Grade: B.
Total distance traveled: 4,654 miles.
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