Last night, Heather and I tossed and turned, up and down, sleep evaded us at every turn. Somehow, we managed to get up and finish our necessary packing before heading to the airport to pick up our rental car. They gave us a Hyundai Santa Fe. We started our trip with 20,434 miles on the odometer.

Heather backed the SUV into our driveway, and the loading began. Plenty of room for our stuff. I grabbed a couple of portable window shades since rentals have very little tinting. We said our goodbyes about 11 a.m. to Astro, our bed, and our recliners. Heather drove us to Iowa Park before letting me drive. We both got naps in, albeit in not-so-comfortable seats. We are just spoiled by the comfort of our Nissans.

Our first stop is in Thackerville, Oklahoma, at the WinStar. We have two free nights and discounted meals. We plan on taking our physiques and testing the waters in the Cascades. It is a beautiful and quite large collection of pools. They have cabanas and lounge chairs and a secluded 21+ pool. The backstroke babies! We are going early tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s hot here, like 102 every day.

We had a good dinner at Toby Keith’s I love this bar restaurant. Great dinner specials and way too much food. We walked around before grabbing some free coffee and headed for our room. We hope sleep is better tonight. We do love the rooms and beds here, especially the Pool Tower. The view from the 17th floor is amazing. More to come after the fun in the sun tomorrow and a relaxing day by the pool while using 100 proof sun block on my head. I don’t want to make the lobsters jealous.