Sensory Strides #55 Oklahoma City; OK Memorial Museum; Will Rogers Airport; Softball College World Series

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We traveled to Oklahoma this week.  My husband’s pastor moved last month, and they couldn’t get everything on the moving truck, so we took a trailer load with the rest of their stuff.  We loaded up and left at 4 am to head out.  I had checked out the status of covid cases along our route before we left, so I knew the areas we should not stop in.  Most of the route had falling numbers, so except for a couple of urban areas, that wasn’t really a concern.

We headed to a small town in northwestern Oklahoma and arrived about 6 that evening.  We checked in to an old school motel, one that still used keys.

https://www.watongalodging.com/

The next morning, we went to the local state park for breakfast.  We were able to get a hike in before we ate.  Luckily, the restaurant wasn’t busy (it was a weekday and mid-morning), so social distancing wasn’t an issue.  Then we went to the new church and parsonage to unload the trailer.  We then spent the rest of the chatting.

https://www.travelok.com/state-parks/6460

https://www.facebook.com/etnawesleyan/

The next morning, we got up and headed to Oklahoma City.  Although I really wanted to go to the Oklahoma Memorial Museum, this was my decision I questioned the most. I was concerned about being in an urban downtown area and a tourist destination.  However, I had visited the museum before and knew what an impact it had on me and I knew my husband would really appreciate the experience.  We got to the museum right when it opened and were alone for at least the first 45 minutes or so.  Then a group came through, but then were going through must faster than us and passed right by us.  The way the museum is set up, there are lots of small sections with different pieces of the history.  We stayed in one of those and the group just skipped right past it.  We spent three hours at the museum and then headed outside to walk through the park.

After the museum, we weren’t sure what to do.  My husband is a sports and weather geek, so he suggested we head to Norman to visit Oklahoma University.  In case you aren’t aware – which is likely most of you – the Women’s College World Series would normally be going on right now.  We found the softball field, all wrapped up without anybody there when there would normally be about 2000 fans there to watch the game.  We drove by all the sports facilities and then went to the National Weather Museum and Science Center, even though we knew they weren’t open.

http://www.ou.edu/

https://www.ncaa.com/championships/softball/d1

https://nationalweathermuseum.com/

Since we still had some time before needing to find food, we then headed to the Will Rogers Airport.  We found a great observation point and were able to see about ten planes take off or land in the hour or so we were there.

https://flyokc.com/

We found a hole in the wall pizza place, Falcone’s, for dinner and had the most amazing pizza.  We were able to sit in a corner out of the way but let me tell you this place was busy!  There were constant people coming in and out.  They had a Tiramisu dessert that I so wanted to try, but I knew I didn’t have enough room to do it justice.

https://www.bestpizzaokc.com/

After our two-day break, we headed back home.  While in the car, I was able to finish five books, so I got some great reading time in too.

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