Our first stop was a town called Duncan. It only took us about an 40 minutes or so to get there. It was still a little warm though and the wind just about pushed me into Texas! We made it in one piece and decided to take a short break and get some water.
Scootard put a small cooler bag in his bike with one of those freezer thingees. So, the water was nice and cold. I was too hot to even try to strip off my gear for such a short stop.
Here he is.....chillin....ha
We wanted to ride out to a tiny town called Comanche which was just another 15 minutes. A lot of the towns and counties in Oklahoma are named after the tribes of the first nations people. It is a tiny little place with not a whole lot going on. This is a picture of the post office. I think we saw two cars pass us in the town and not another living soul.
One of the things that I love about small towns is their love of wall art. This one is very old as you can tell, but still cute. I wondered how long it has been there.
We also try to get a shot of the main street of any town we ride through to give our fellow bloggers an idea of what we experienced.
Here is a long shot of one of the main streets..... Not much going on and this is on a Tuesday!
Our next stop was a tiny town called Temple which took 40 minutes to get there. I get a little nervous when my gas gage drops below half full. So, it was time for me to get some petrol.
Scootard doesn't get as nervous as I do about the whole gas thing, but decided to put in a "splash" as he calls it.
The prices here were not terrible compared to other places, although high for the Southwest. Eat your heart out, Canada! haha
The post office in Temple almost seemed smaller than the one in Comanche if that is even possible!
Here is a shot of the main street.....
Temple has this tiny little museum. I have no idea what is inside as no one was there to let us in. But it was true to the size of the town as it was itty bitty as well.
this is the side wall of the museum....
Ms Vicky and Maj were patiently waiting for us to return after our photo shoot......
I decided to get a shot of this plaque just for information sake......
We found a drive in restaurant and decided to stop and get some ice cream. When Scootard turned around to talk to me, this is what he looked like. I FREAKED RIGHT OUT!! I mean I felt them pelting my legs and gear as we were moving, but had no idea that he had this going on.....ha YUCK!! Here's to bugs in your teeth! EEKKKK!!!
We asked if we could use their rest room and also ordered a snack to help cool us off a bit.
Didn't get any of this although it was looking pretty interesting.....
Scootard ordered a hot fudge sundae and it took us no time at all to plow through it. The sun was coming out full swing and things were heating up a bit.
We hit the road again and started out journey back to Lawton. On the way, I spotted these space ships complete with antenna! ha
Here's a closer look. I made sure Scootard was glowing when we left. You know all the moon dust and stuff might rub off on me!
And of course once we got back home, 30 minutes later, this huge thing was stuck to the grill of my bike... OMG!!. I mean really!!!?? I don't know why they come all the way "around" his bike and find me! He was riding ahead of me for a lot of the trip. geeze.....I zoomed in close so that I wouldn't have to stand that close to it. Sorry but bugs make me squeamish. I have no idea how I ever went camping! this one was just a tad bit smaller than that big black thing that went up my sleeve......
Scootard decided to dispose of it for me......
I know!! Is that not the nastiest thing you have ever seen? I'm glad he changed his mind at the last minute. The next kiss would have been several years away! haha
see ya next time!
9 comments:
Thanks for being such a good sport Baby! And by sport I mean scootering. We had fun didn't we? Bugs and all!!!
I could have done without the moth on steroids myself. But otherwise, yes it was fun....haha
Pat:
If you were born a bird, then you would be looking for these plump, juicy, fat, delicious BUGS
I wonder what they do in these small towns in order to earn a living. Doesn't seem to be much happening around there
bob
Riding the Wet Coast
Hey Bob,
No, there doesn't seem to be much going on in those towns. I think the people may commute to the larger city of OKC to work. I didn't even see grain mills in some of them and that is something that you can usually see in smaller towns.
You guys are too funny. And that is an awfully big bug.
One of the girls we ride with (rode she moved to Ohio this year) was a grad student (now PhD) in entomology so she would go around and identify all the smashed bugs on the front of our bikes and helmets for us. Entertaining and informative.
Trobairitz,
I know we are hilarious at times. That eating the bug idea was gross! haha. I wish your friend was a permanent fixture on the grill of my bike. She could catch all of those things for me and give them a decent funeral....haha
LOL the bugs were determined to be the 'forget me not' highlight of your adventure haha
I'm enjoying your images of small towns and the countryside -- especially the old buildings and the murals.
Reminds me of the southern Central Valley in CA -- the towns, the flat agricultural land, and the heat (punitive!). Fortunately, the bugs aren't as big.
Hey John,
Glad you are enjoying the pictures...:-). I'm amazed at how people can live in such "silent zones". Some of these places are like living in the country without neighbors!
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