We had a relaxing day in Norman, OK today.  The highlight of the day was a visit and dinner with Dan’s folks, Mary Beth and Fred Peirce.  The Peirces drove 8 hours from Houston today and will return home tomorrow. They had words of encouragement for us and shared some of their life experiences over dinner.  Mostly, I think they just listened to Dan and my stories.  I haven’t seen Fred and Mary Beth in about 20 years, so today was a real treat.

Tomorrow, we will be heading toward Eufaula, OK.  We have our route plotted, with contingency plans.  We are both ready to get the second half of our trip started.

Our objective is to reach Fort Smith Ark by Monday afternoon.  This appears very doable.