The winds were so bad last night that the cover over the bedroom slide was banging so hard that we had to close the slide in order to get any sleep. We left the CG around 10:30 am heading into what we didn’t realize was a miserable rain and windstorm. On the bright side, because of the rain there were no dust storms to render I-40 impassable.
The wind was holding at a pretty consistent 25 MPH with wind gusts that would cause some concern when the MH was being pushed across the road. Ron was in a constant battle to keep the MH steady and was driving at no more then 60 MPH and less at times. It was very cold (48 degrees) and for the first time we were wearing jackets in the MH.
Driving and battling the wind was very tiring for him so I began looking for a CG around 3 pm. I did find one just off the highway. Ron was not convinced that we should stop because we had only traveled around 177 miles. What really convinced him was the tractor –trailer on its side over the embankment. Did I mention the wind and wind gusts were getting worse?????
Hargus RV Park was easy on and off of I-40. It had a really bad Wi-fi connection and cable TV was so fuzzy you really couldn’t watch the TV and at full price we expected something better. They had no available pull- through sites so we had to disconnect the car.
The young lady recommended that since we had to disconnect the car we should try out the local Chinese Restaurant. She promoted it as being the “BEST” Chinese food ever!!!! I did some research and all the reviews were excellent so off we went.
We were once again on a section of Historic Route 66 so were not surprised to see that the restaurant was once a part of a motel that is now boarded up and shut down.
The restaurant was packed and there were many people picking up take-out so we had high hopes.
The food was OK and very bland so we were a little bit disappointed. Traveling around the country we have come to realize that New England has really got great food!!!
Back at the CG we prepared ourselves for another night of high winds and a rocking coach. We will be heading to Clinton, Missouri to see my brother. He had a partial foot amputation two days ago and is feeling very depressed. Our original plan was to head home on a more southerly route but now will head up to Missouri. Hopefully, we will not run into the type of weather I fear the most – tornados. They do live in tornado alley so I am a little apprehensive but we will go to see him anyway.
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