Day 9 July 1st. On to Dexter MO

We are heading to Dexter MO.

On our way at 7:30. Good by to a fun 4 days on Monkey Island. 

Stopped around 11 to stretch our legs in Mansfield, MO

We discovered that this town was where Laura Ingalls Wilder lived. So we toured her house. 

Ran into some really heavy weather down  the road. 

Slowed us down a bit. 

In dexter in time for diner and a nice sunset. 

Tomorrow is our only day in dexter, then we start heading west. 

Day 8 our last day at Grand Lake

On our last day we headed off to Har-Ber village,  In Grove, Oklahoma. It was created by Harvey and Bernice Jones. Who own the trucking business in Springdale Arkansas became quite a success. They were one of the biggest philanthropic couples in Arkansas. They gave millions to schools, hospitals universities, and many civic minded organizations. They felt that since it was the community that made their business possible that they should give back to the community. They bought a plot of land, well quite a big plot of land in Grove Oklahoma for their summer home.  They decided to create museum village, basically. They bought old log cabins old  doctors offices old-school houses mostly in Arkansas, dismantled them hauled  them up to Grove Oklahoma and reconstructed these houses and schoolhouses and doctors offices. There over 100 structures on the land, eat showing some facet of life during the period between 1850 and 1920. Here are a few pictures that I took of the village

This is the map of the village. 

Glad I didn't live in the 1850's 

Doctor's office.

School house. 

This was the first building they built, a church. When the church was complete, Bernice felt they should build a parson's  residence. Then a schoolhouse. And it went on from there. It open to the public in 1968. 

They many displays of close through the years. From 1850 to 1920. 

They also had displays of animals that were important to the area.

At about 2 o'clock we headed back to our condo to prepare for our departure tomorrow because tomorrow were on to our next location. 

Day 7 Miami Oklahoma

I started out the morning with my morning walk. This time through the golf course. 

Pretty nice looking course. Unfortunately I don't have my clubs. Or someone to play with ;-(

Then we headed to Miami (pronounced Miama) Oklahoma the the vintage iron motorcycle museum.

They had some motorcycles for sale

This one was a 2011 with only 60 miles on it for $9800.

They had a lot of Evel Knievel memorabilia

Plus a small but nice collection of vintage motorcycles. 

Including my first bike. 

Mine was grey and black. Mine was a 125cc. I think this one might be the smaller engine.

Don't see too many of these Indians around. 

Evel Knievel's X-Rays of all his broken bones 

Then we all went to a park for a picnic and playground. 

One for all and all for one!!!

Linda, Becca, Ryan, and Toryn are heading for home. We will miss them. But they have a Red Hawks baseball game to go to in Oklahoma City at 6:00. Should be fun.

We stopped for groceries and headed back to the, much quieter, condo. Had a nice Hot Dog Dinner. Used up the last of our Tofurky hot dogs.

Then we went for a sunset walk.

Got a shot of the Scissored Tail Fly Catcher.