It's meeting time again! Our next meeting will be Saturday, November 21, at 10:00 a.m. Since Covid cases in Oklahoma continue to rise, we're sticking with LaFortune Park for our monthly meeting. If you feel comfortable coming, we'd love to see you. If you are not comfortable coming, then stay home and we'll try again in December. We totally understand. We're hopeful about the weather, but this is Oklahoma, after all. We're in the high 70s this week; there were days last week when we didn't get out of the 30s!
Enter the park through the Garden Entrance, off 51st Street between Yale and Sheridan. The entrance is just a little east of Tandy YMCA, and directly across the street from a strip mall with a big sign saying "5525 S. Park Place." Head into the park on the Garden Road; it meanders a bit. Just about the time the road turns east, you'll spy a shelter. If you continue around the curve into the parking lot, you'll see a picnic table just to the west.
We will be at either the shelter or the picnic table, depending on the weather. The shelter does not have any tables or benches, so bring lawn chairs or folding chairs, and anything you want to eat or drink. The table has (obviously) a table and benches, but no shelter. If it's cloudy but not raining, that's probably where we'll be. Since we'll all have our folding chairs anyway, we won't have any trouble social distancing. Last month there was a run going on at the park, and our favored places were taken. We found some benches (but no tables) east of the parking lot, overlooking a pond. So if you don't see us, look around.
And wear your mask, please. They're mandated in Tulsa, and even though we're meeting outside, we choose to be as safe as possible.
So let's get together and talk travel. Old trips, cancelled trips, future trips - let's take a break from all the bad news, virus topics, and politics, and share our travel dreams and stories. I'm thinking we need a theme this month. Favorite meals? Worst meals? Funniest mishaps? I'll consult with Kim and see what we can come up with.
But as always, all travel topics are open for discussion, and all comers are welcome. It's an open forum - come join in the fun.
If you love to travel, or would like to travel, or are curious about travel, come join us. Anyone is welcome; you don't have to have been on a Rick Steves tour, or any tour at all. You'll recognize us by the RS books on the table, and the big smiles on our faces.