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The Move – Day 4

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Day 4 began in Oklahoma City, OK, and ended in Memphis, TN.  We had mostly scattered clouds and temps in the high 60’s.  Quite pleasant for our needs.  We offed Oklahoma, ate all of Arkansas and tiptoed into Tennessee.  However, no time change today.  We remain in Central Time.

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We spoke to my sister earlier today and she gave us the heads up that the I-40 bridge that crosses the Mississippi River into Memphis was recently closed when they discovered a crack in it.  Turns out that it was good information to have but knowing didn’t change the fact that there is only one other bridge to get us into Memphis and naturally, it was very busy.  Google maps navigation gave us a suggestion that allowed us to bypass perhaps 1.5 miles of the backup so only cost us about 15 minutes delay.

Day 4 miles driven was about 480.

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The Move – Day 3

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Today we began in Tucumcari, NM, and ended in Oklahoma City, OK.  We had mostly cloudy skies, a little bit of light rain, some lightening strikes visible in the distance and mild temps.  Today’s excitement was crossing into Texas, the fascinating drive through the Texas Panhandle and then crossing into Oklahoma.  For a drive of this nature, we’re really not looking for any more excitement than that.

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We stopped into a Walmart in Elk City, OK, and from that experience, I can only conclude that Oklahoma is doing a great job of vaccinating their people.  Most of the employees were wearing a mask but NONE of the customers were.  I can only conclude that they are all vaccinated since unvaccinated people would be wearing a mask.  Right?

Day 3 miles driven was about 380.  This puts us about halfway to our destination.  Downhill from here.