Was today Day 3?

It is crazy how the days run together, and you try to remember where you have been and what you have seen.

We didn’t cover too much of the landscape or day yesterday, so thought we would share the sights and scenery from yesterday and today. To recap yesterday, we started in Temple, Texas and drove to Granbery, Texas for lunch. We drove on mostly two lane roads that were long and straight Like Saturday, we saw many ranches. We saw cattle ranches, hay fields and corn fields as we drove North. The roads were lined with wild flowers and tall green grasses. The further into Central Texas we went, the more oil wells we noticed on people’s properties. Some of the oil wells were capped, but many had active oil pumps. Texas has had a lot of rain the last month and the green landscape makes it obvious.

We had lunch in a great little town called Granbery, Texas. Despite very warm weather, The Father’s Day crowd was fantastic. As we drove into town, people were line up on the streets for blocks. We parked around the towns courthouse, and were treated to a delicious barbecue lunch.

This morning we started in Ardmore, Oklahoma. After our evening in Nocana, Texas our traveling circus made its way to Ardmore, Oklahoma. The drive to Ardmore was fun because there were about 100 vintage cars driving together. We were all in a line and as we drove through the rolling hills we could see the 20 or so cars ahead of us and as far as we could see behind us.

We woke up this morning to wet pavement and slightly cloudy skies. We were on the road by 8:00am, and twenty five minutes after being on the road, it started to rain. The rain makes rallying challenging for two reasons. First, because it makes it difficult to see, but more importantly, it makes the roads slick. Trying to stop hard and not slide is an art that I have not mastered. Fortunately, we finished the morning without incident.

We went went to a car museum in Supula, Oklahoma. Supula is a suburb of Tulsa. Unfortunately because of the rain and construction, we did not have much of a chance to enjoy the museum. After sharing a little lunch, we jumped back in the car, and make our way toward Joplin, Missouri.

Joplin is a place that feels comfortable because it is an area where we have done a few regional rallies. Our friend Rex Gardner put on rallies here in Joplin to raise money for Autism. Rex’s grandson Justice is on the spectrum. Rex raised his goal of a $1,000,000 for Autism right before he passed away in 202. He gave every penny to different schools that specialized in working with Autistic children.

This afternoon was absolutely beautiful when we drove into Joplin. We all felt sure that Rex had ordered up the weather.

Rex’s family and many friends were at this afternoon’s events. The turnout at the end of the days event was incredible.

We spent the evening answering spectators questions and helping rookies with their questions.

It is now 11pm and we start again early tomorrow morning. We look forward to having a little more to share tomorrow.