Packed Out

Old Travelogue 1 Minute

We made some final clothing purchases in the last two days; we’re almost done!

Amazingly, Indi found some shirts at Wal-Mart that are similar in quality to the one I got at Backwoods. The back is vented and everything. Price different: Backwoods is $55 and Wal-Mart was $11. I hates them, but man, sometimes they give us no choice.

I bought my hat today. Got a nice crushable hat from Drysdales that’s water resistant and everything. Getting so excited, I want to leave yesterday! However, one thing I’m not happy about is the fact that as winter is leaving Green Country, it’s arriving in NZ. We’re still trying to sort out what kind of outerwear we’re going to need to bring.

So with that, here’s what we have left to do:

1. Sort out some kind of light, rainproof jacket. We can layer for warmth.
2. We each want to bring a towel. Don’t leave home without it.
3. Money Belt. Indi has a neck pouch, and we have a little money belt somewhere, but I’m not sure that’s sufficient.
4. Protective camera case. Gotta protect my baby.
5. Sort out financials. Make sure the proper folks have access should they need it. Also, make sure our renters know what to do.

We’re planning our road trip to California currently. We want to go by Dallas to see Indi’s uncle, I want to go to Austin to see a movie @ the Alamo Drafthouse, Nikki and Indi want to go to Vegas, and we’d all like to see the Magna Carta @ the Reagan Library. Oh, and the Grand Canyon. Definitely.

With all that, we plan on leaving Tulsa on April 15th.

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Rhys Martin was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1981. In 2009, he sold everything he owned and left the country, living out of a backpack for ten months. He discovered a passion for photography while traveling throughout Southeast Asia and Europe. After returning home, he looked at his home town and Oklahoma heritage with fresh eyes. When he began to explore his home state, Rhys turned his attention to historic Route 66. As he became familiar with the iconic highway, he began to truly appreciate Oklahoma’s place along the Mother Road. He has traveled all 2,400 miles of Route 66, from Chicago to Los Angeles. He has also driven many miles on rural Oklahoma highways to explore the fading Main Streets of our small towns. Rhys has a desire to find and share the unique qualities of the Sooner State with the rest of the world. Cloudless Lens Photography has been featured in several publications including This Land, Route 66 Magazine, Nimrod Journal, Inbound Asia Magazine, The Oklahoman, and the Tulsa World. In 2018 he published his first book, Lost Restaurants of Tulsa. Rhys loves to connect with people and share his experiences; ask him about enjoyable day trips from Tulsa, locations along Route 66, and good diners or burger joints along the way.

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