Route 66 Xmas casino trip, Dec. 20-30

You've been traveling through practically the only area in the US that hasn't experienced rotten weather! Subzero arctic winds and snow, record rain and catastrophic flooding, extinction level meteor strikes (OK, maybe not that last one), but warm and sunny on Route 66. That's a better win than on any slot machine! And about as likely as a progressive jackpot. I've traveled I-40 many times in fall/winter and I've never had good weather for the whole trip.

Glad to hear you're having a good time. Merry Christmas in OK!

We are supposed to miss snow on our way back, but you never know.  Merry Christmas as well, Kevin.

Dec. 22- Albuquerque to OKC 

Went to workout, but both the treadmill and elliptical were not in service. The treadmill made a hideous squealing when it was running, which was very annoying.  Just ended up walking around the hotel for 20 minutes. 

Ate the comp breakfast before heading to the Sandia Casino in North Albuquerque. Really nice and big with slots and table games. First casino on our trip where the tables were open. Son played BJ, table minimum was $10. Lost his $100. Wife lost playing Mo Mo Mo Mummy. I ended up losing $40 playing the firecracker game and crazy chickens.

Next stop was the Lucky Star Casino outside of Clinton, OK, 6 hours from Albuquerque, but stopped for gas at Loves in Santa Rosa, NM and lunch at Braums in Amarillo first. Gas was $2.42 a gallon, so filled up for $50. Wife loves Braums ice cream, and it was lunchtime when we got to Amarillo. She had the chicken strips dinner and peppermint shake. Son and I both had the crispy chicken sandwich and fries. He had the peppermint shake, while I had strawberry. Didn't disappoint. $33 was the total. Easily over $50 at Sonic or Chick Fil-A in California. 

About two hour drive from Amarillo to Lucky Star Casino. There are actually 3 Lucky Stars in the area, but this was the closest to the 40. Looks can be deceiving. Looked like one small building, but was 4 sections that fanned out to the back and left. Lots of older and newer games. I dropped my $100 on the Mystery of the Lamp and the the goldfish game.  Son and wife played various bingo style games here in Oklahoma called red screens, because sometimes on a winning spin the screen turns red and respins a number of times. Wife won $230, and son left the casino up $130.

Half hour drive from Lucky Star to the Sugar Creek Casino outside of Hinton, OK. This casino was pretty nice. I lost playing Crazy chickens, and son lost playing a couple red screen games. Wife won $130 playing the firecracker game. Highlight for son and I were the draft beers. We had a couple of Yeungling drafts. Can't get that it in California. Costco in Tulsa has it by the case, so we may get a case or two to take home.

Across the street from Sugar Creek was the Oklahoma Casino. Pretty much the same as Sugar Creek, 18 and over.  My wife lost playing Mystery of the Lamps and red screen games. I ended up down $40 between the Lamps and old school All that Glitters, a cascading reels slot. Son ended up $50 playing a fishing game. Son and I had a couple more Yeungling drafts.

Ate at Waffle House right next door to our Hampton Inn in Yukon, right outside OKC. Son had the bacon and egg hashbrown bowl with gravy. Wife had a cheeseteak sandwich and hashbrown, while I opted for the patty melt and hashbrowns. Food was okay. Paid $37, plus tip.

Checked in to the Hampton Inn. Used HH points again. We will use points the entire trip, except for the 23rd, 24th and 25th when staying in Skaitook. Room was fine, and it will be an early day on the 23rd, so we hit the hay pretty fast. 

Fun trip. Thanks for sharing. Here in San Francisco gas just

dropped medium $3.99

low $3.79 

Of course Good luck 

Thanks, Patricia. 

Dec. 23- OKC to Skaitook, OK

After eating breakfast at the hotel we drove toward Tulsa on the 44.  Just as we left OKC we stopped at Loves to fill up.  Gas was $2.09 a gallon, $39 total!

We were going to stop at the Ioway casino but they didn't open until 11, and we were there at 9:30, so we kept driving to Skaitook, just north of Tulsa.  

We met with family and visited for a couple hours before going to check in to the Hotel at the Osage Casino, about a mile from my mother in law. We got two rooms for 3 nights.   One room fully comped and the other one was comped for one night.  Little over $200 total for the other two nights, but the clerk told my wife the other two nights could be comped based on her play.  We'll see. 

After we met up with the family and did some shopping we headed back to the casino.  I played Mystery of the Lamp and the firecracker game,  but lost my $100. Wife and son tried their luck with various red  screen games,  with no luck. There are no table games here, but they have a lively bar and Tuesdays are karaoke night.  We spent a couple hours having some drinks and singing some songs before calling it a night.

We will be mostly with family the next two days, so I will pick up the TR on the 26th.

What a great trip you are having, Edso.  Sounds like your wife is the lucky one so far??  How fun, the drinks with karaoke and singing.  

Candy

She's great.....enjoys listening,  more than singing,  but she does have fun.

Wow - Oklahoma in December without rain, sleet, ice and snow? Glad you're having a good road trip. Enjoy your family time!