When we got up in the morning, we rushed to get the Wanderer ready for the road. We have a 380 mile drive ahead of us with storms moving in from the west. So, it was going to be a race to Oklahoma City. While checking under the Wanderer for any damage from the blown tire, David noticed the tire forward from the tire that blew had chunks missing from the tread. There was no way we were hitting the highway with that tire. A frustrating half hour of calling around trying to find someone who carried the specific tire, we finally located a Goodyear dealer in Tulsa. After checking in with the KOA office, we got the Wanderer all packed up, tilted it and pulled the bad tire, put it in the back of the Behemoth along with the blown tire and headed for Tulsa. We got two new tires ($990) and rushed back to the Wanderer. Mounted the new tire, aired up the spare, and hooked up. We pulled out of the KOA just after noon and headed for Oklahoma City. The storms were moving in fast from the west, but we made it through Oklahoma City before the really bad storms hit. We raced down I-35 to stay ahead of the storms. We caught some rain showers and heavy winds but stayed ahead of the really bad stuff. We crossed the Red River and breathed a sigh of relief to be back in Texas. After a short stop at Buc-ees to get fuel (Under $4.00 per gallon ($3.88) for the first time since March!) and BBQ sandwiches for dinner we continued on. We pulled into the Texas RV Ranch ($42 per night, no discount) after dark and after the office was closed. But our late arrival package was waiting for us and we pulled into our site, disconnected the Wanderer and did a quick set up. Thirty minutes later the heavy storms hit. A possible tornado occurred about 5 miles east of us. A little hail, lots of wind and rain. But we were happy to have finally made it.
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