Well, my brother and I left The District on the 11th of May. I had a couple of treats the morning that we left!
Our plan was to see our friends in Charleston and Hilton Head. However, as we headed down the coast, my brother kept telling me that the filling stations were running out of gas. I reminded him that our car has a plug-in, so you can run on electricity for about 25 miles at a time without using the hybrid something-or-other, but he said that, at 25 miles a charge, it would take us a very long time to get back home. So, we decided to head over to Columbia, South Carolina for the evening. Then, we went up to Clemson and drove on some beautiful, very winding roads on our way to our friends’ Mike and his dog Tripp, on Lake Douglas in Tennessee.
Tripp and I had a good time together while the boys went in to Knoxville for the day.
On Friday morning, we started back to Tulsa. We had a bit of a detour when we got to Memphis. It seems that the bridge over the Mississippi River was coming apart in the middle. It was like Tennessee and Arkansas were no longer shaking hands. That made me a little sad to think about. It is supposed to take a few months to fix, so we had to go south until we found the next bridge. That meant we didn’t get to stop at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid, which is right over by St Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Here’s some what they call “stock” footage of the pyramid, that we took last year.
Because we had some extra time in the car, I thought about how they could fix the bridge, and I think I have a good solution. Have you ever seen that commercial for Flex-Seal, with the fellow in the boat made out of window screens? There you go! Maybe Arkansas and Tennessee could split the cost. Plus, if they act now, they can double their order: I think they just have to pay shipping and handling.
Well, even with the broken bridge, we got back to Tulsa about 8 o’clock. It was nice to have my yard again!
The next time we talk, I’ll tell you about my latest Tulsa adventures!
Love, Winston