Galfromdownunder on Route 66
April 15-May 14, 2006 : Days 21-25: Vinita (OK)-Carthage(MO)-Strafford (MO)-Rolla (MO)-St Louis(MO)
5/10/06
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DAY 21: BRISTOW, OK to VINITA, OK Tans are getting baked in by now! Franz sports the capri bike-tight look, aka the tiramisu tan, aka the jello tan. Big Lin tries Little Lyn's Bike Friday for size, or rather, chuckles. Now there's a vat for yer chili! Famous Frankoma Pottery of Oklahoma. Candy Steeple, Ops Manager of Frankoma Pottery shows off the brand's signature two-tone design. The company was started by John Frank in 1933; the pottery is famous for being 'entirely handmade'. Recognize some of it from your grandpappys' buffet? A 'drilling bit' mug. Perfect gift for your favorite oil rigger.
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Forrest Roberts wades past Frankomer Pottery on his Crusoe. He says he owns several high end bikes but this is getting to be the only one he rides. We passed through Tulsa, OK Jim reads the local rag in Dot's Diner, Claremore, OK. That's Will Rogers on the paper masthead. Susan Notorangelo and real egg custard tart at Dot's Diner in Claremore, OK. Jim Bradbury artily framed in the window.
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Some toilet wall humor. Claremont is the town of Will Rogers, artist, philosopher etc., Propping up the pole is PACTOUR crew Jim Hlavka. Frogs legs frito in the Golden Spike restaurant, Vinita, OK. I guess I'll try anything once. DAY22: Vinita OK - Carthage, MO (84 miles). Another quirkily named business spotted on the way to breakfast. Mike and Nancy Myers are iinducted into the PACTOUR Hall of Fame = 20,000 miles riding and/or crewing.