Along Highway 60 - Pawhuska, OK

When we left New Mexico, we had a brief stint in Texas where the roads through there are as bad as the politicians from there. Then we were in Oklahoma and it was Sunday and the engine light was still on...

We were just outside Pawhuska, OK (north of Tulsa) and the engine began to loose power. Mike found a safe place to pull over and the calls began - first to Workhorse (for a dealer in the area), Coachnet (for towing service) and then to Good Sam (extended warranty).

Bottom line, nothing could really happen until the next day, Monday.

We encountered the friendliest people imaginable in Pawhuska. When we were pulled over along the road, a man in a neighboring house drove into town to check on a campground for us and then came back and reported.

Once we got to town, we found the campground, but no one was available at the phone number given. Another fellow stopped and he drove to their home and reported back that they had sold the place and the new owner lived in another town. He offered to give us a ride to a campground a few miles south of town.

I mean these people really went out of their way to be friendly. And then, our friends Bonnie and Barry also offered to stay with us and do what they could. We all went to an RV Park south of town where Bonnie and I took pictures and we enjoyed a picnic meal. You see, we could drive the motorhome, it just wasn't recommended!

Don't you love this face...

The next day, we drove into town and waited and waited for the tow truck. (I gotta tell you that I really hated to see my home being towed down the road in front of us!)
We finally got to Speedway Chev in Tulsa at 3:00 in the afternoon and got into the shop at 3:30. These people went out of their way to get us fixed (Oxygen Sensor was not working) and get us on our way - which we were by 6pm on Monday.

Since we had lost some time, we diverted from Highway 60 and took the freeway to Springfield, MO where we met up with our friends. We spent Monday in the Bass Pro parking lot and headed for a couple of days in Branson. Last night we saw The Presley's and today the guys went fishing.

This needs to be the end of the Highway 60 Saga as we will be traveling by interstate from here to INDY - it was a very peaceful and interesting route to travel and for the most part the road was a very good two-lane with very little traffic.

We may need to downsize to this one if we have anymore motorhome problems!