Returning to Orlando, we had dinner with
friends Pat and Judy Byrum.
Roe, Woody, and Pat.
 

Pat's wife Judy, Roe, Woody's wife Judy, and Woody
 

Monday, July 4th.
The trip begins with Roe changing a flat on Judy's car.
Are we EVER going to get on the road?

Judy surprised us with an appropriate sign for the trip...
Alaska or Bust!!
 

Left: Woody frequents Waffle House restaurants and has always wanted a Waffle House visor with his initials "WH". 

After asking many, many Waffle House waitresses for a visor, this waitress gave him one!  A great trip souvenir.

The waitress and the manager made us promise not to tell who they were or where the Waffle House was located.  Apparently it's against their regulations to give Waffle House visors away!
 

We spent the evening of July 4th with Roe's Uncle Gene and his wife.  Gene kept us spellbound with his war stories and albums.  Gene was a decorated pilot in WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam

Roe and Gene.  You can clearly see the family resemblance.

July 5th, Shreveport, Louisiana.  We spent the evening with Roe's mother-in-law.  She great up near and went to school in Kearney, Nebraska, my wife Judy's hometown.  She shared many stories of her teaching career, including stops in New Mexico and Venezuela. 
 

 

 

 

July 6th.  We left Shreveport and rode for a couple of hours in the cool morning before stopping for breakfast in Kilgore, east Texas oil country. 

I ordered coffee and Roe ordered hot tea. 

The waitress went back to the kitchen and we could clearly hear the cook yell "HOT TEA???!!???".   Who the *##!&* wants HOT TEA?

Apparently they don't get many calls for hot tea in Kilgore, Texas! 

The waitress said she thought her last order for hot tea was probably back in May......... of 1990!
 

A north Texas rest stop.  Multi-use facility.....
Restroom and Tornado Shelter.
 

Roe watches for snakes at the same rest stop.
Apparently north Texas is a dangerous place!

Woody watches for snakes from a different viewpoint. 
Across the sidewalk to the right is a sign that says "Pet Area". 
Go figure!
 

Impromptu cheerleader practice at a service station
 near Clarendon, Texas,