Homeward Bound

The last day, I woke up in Weatherford, OK. A smallish college town just west of Oklahoma City. On doing some research, I found a local coffee house that was listed as the best cup of coffee between between OKC and Amarillo. Having sampled the coffee in Amarillo, and given that this was a college town I had extremely high hopes for this coffee.
The cup is not a coffee bar. It is a cafe that happens to have an espresso machine in it. I cannot in good conscience recommend this site for a seeker of fine coffees, though they do have an extensive list of novelty flavors on the menu. The sandwiches on the other hand are a cut above ordinary. If you find yourself in Weatherford needing some grub and an internet connection, The Cup will fit the bill.
The next stop for me was OKC. As I got close to the  city, traffic came to a near halt. As it was near dinner time, I decide to find someplace to grub up. The exit I chose had a bunch of chain places (Cracker Barrel, Burger King, etc.) and I was not looking forward to this. As I was about to pull into a Cracker Barrel, I saw the sign for Bunny's Onion Burgers, An Oklahoma Tradition since 1991. How could I pass that up? I ordered the bacon cheeseburger and a side of onion strings. All very tasty. Also there was free wi-fi and the folks in the shop were willing to talk about the name of the onion burger. It appears that this comes from cooking the patty on top of the onions. Also, they don't smash down the patty like some places do. While there I was really wanting some top-notch coffee and knew I had a long way before home so out came the google-box and pointed me to Elemental Coffee.
I called to make sure they were still open. They were, until 1900 even! verified the route I planned to take (I annoyed my GPS by going nowhere near Berlin), and set out through the heart of OKC. I am now firmly convinced that one should never make a final destination anywhere near an interstate without good cause. The city is gorgeous and I will need to head back out there for a few days to take more pictures.  On my way through, I found one of the greatest signs I have ever seen. I am not sure if it is advertising for multiple things or encouraging an alternative to cereals, but it is on the right.
Elemental is a great shop. They roast their own and do a fine job at it. They also pull both a house blend and a single-origin espressos. There was a new guy who was relegated to only doing pour over extractions. He did a fairly good job, timed the extraction and pulses. The S.O.E. Sidamo was great. I killed a couple hours fixing pics and updating this mess, grabbed a bag of beans and was about to head out when I met Clendon. He is with a local branch of a large medical group. He was about to buy the Hario hand grinder and was concerned about adjustments on it. So I did a teardown and showed him some of the areas with a little modification, it can be made much better than stock for less than $5 and a half hour worth of work. He is wanting to get to non-powered set up so he can do some camping. I then led him out to the truck and showed him my 97 cent pour over and the porlex. As Elemental was closing down, I figured it was about time to head to the house.
 I got just outside of Tulsa, and I realized that I spent nearly 3 hours drinking coffee. So I pulled of the highway and found a convenience store. The outer road and the GPS both told me to head down to I - 44. I thought I was following instructions. I thought I was heading the right way. I was not. For the next 45 minutes I went the wrong way around Tulsa, costing me more than it should have and increasing my drive time by about 2 hours.  I finally got in around 0500 and passed out.