Beaumont, KS lunch

We arrived in Chanute Thursday afternoon and Friday morning we went to the Grain Bin with Jeff and Susan for breakfast before they pulled out for Montana.  We all stopped at Kansas RV Center (formerly NuWa) to each get a part and I talked with Mike Mitchell about the possibility of buying or selling our HitchHiker after we settle in Foley later this year.  Judy and I talked more and are leaning toward keeping the truck and our home for the last 11 years.  We can store it at The Grove where we will live and use it for summer travel.  We shall see what happens.
On Saturday we met Roy & Carol and Mel & Dee in Beaumont for lunch.  Roy found this place between us and it is a gem.  It took a little over an hour to get there and it's a tiny (REAL tiny) place in the middle of nowhere.

 

The hotel and restaurant were the only place we saw that was still in operation.

Yep, sure enough.  While we were outside exploring a small plane taxied down Main Street from the grass landing strip.

 

 

 

Next stop......Tahlequah, OK

We haven't been to Tahlequah, OK for a couple years although we met Wes & Tonia two years ago in Branson.  Jeff & Susan were also in Tahlequah visiting Wes & Tonia so we got to spend time with both couples.  Our first stop after setting up was Sam & Ella's Chicken Palace for a Big Sloppy.

Big Sloppy = double cheese, double pepperoni, and black olives.  We ate one small and took one home.

The second day we were there another HitchHiker couple, Tom & Charlie, came over for a visit so we all went to Fish's Restaurant for BBQ. 

Do  you think food plays a big part in this lifestyle?

We were watching the weather as we are in tornado alley and a thunderstorm blew in Wednesday with a fair amount of rain.  We didn't get out of Tahlequah until 1:30 when the rain was starting to let up.

Met Dan in Whichitaw Falls, TX

Our next stop was in Wichita Falls, Texas as to see Dan, he's in the USAF and in training for fighter maintenance.  Dan and Devyn have been together for 3 years and make a good couple.  He'll be here 3 more weeks before going to NC to continue his training.  He drove over from the base and we had a nice visit before going out for a BBQ lunch.

Here's a couple pictures from the campground.