Texola, Oklahoma

We stayed at the Double D RV Park in Texola, Oklahoma right off I-40 and right next to the old Route 66 for two nights.  The park was very small and the town of Texola is just a ghost of a town.  We took a day to drive up Route 66 to some of the closest towns.  They were full of museums but not much else.  It's sad what we have lost in the name of progress.  With the building of I-40, a lot of these old towns along Route 66 have dried up and blown away.  A lot of the buildings in Texola were just shells of their former selves.  There was one restaurant that claimed to be "Watering Hole #2" close to us.  We didn't check it out though.  However, we did drive to the town of Erick.  This place was interesting. 

 

We went to visit Harley's Curio Shop.  This guy has turned hoarding into a money making business.  He wasn't selling anything, he just took all of us through his "castle" and this shop.  He was dressed in red and white overalls.  He even sang a couple songs for us.  He actually wasn't a bad singer but he was crazy. 

 

We also visited a museum of Erick's history while we were there.  The museum was very nice and informative.  Then we drove to the next town over called Sayre and had linner and drove back to the rv park.  By this time, we were the only rv in the park except for one that lives there.

 

This is Harley and his late wife I copied off the internet.  (I took a short video of him singing to us but it wouldn't download to my computer.  ARGH!)

 

Tonight, we are at the Cactus RV Park in Tucumcari, New Mexico.  We drove across Texas today.  It was a pretty drive.  Tonight, we may go into town for an annual event called "Fired Up".  Will let you know how that goes.