At our lunch break we booked a La Quinta Inn & Suites in Longview TX that had 4 1/2 stars on TripAdvisor (built into the Wyndham app). It was a a bit longer than we normally drive but it was worth it.
The hotel is pristine, reasonably priced, and dinner (enchiladas, Mexican rice, salad, peanut butter cookies) and drinks (pop or a choice of 3 different brands of beer) were FREE! Needless to say we stayed in for the free dinner and beers. We aren’t sure if free dinner is a nightly occurrence or if it’s just on Wednesdays. Regardless, it was a wonderful benefit.
Tomorrow we have a shorter drive to Spring TX, a suburb of NW Houston. We plan to do some shopping en route at JoAnn Fabrics (I’m still trying to find the case for my Halo Go) light, and Costco - which is always interesting to peruse, especially the attached liquor store.
Yesterday, Skip got a free coffee at a McDonald’s in Illinois. He gave the server his order. She handed him a coffee with the extra cream he asked for, claiming she was having a déjà vu and didn’t charge him for it. She spoke in a very affected manner and was dressed very peculiarly. If we didn’t know better, we would have assumed she was some kind of substance abuser. Earlier that day, at a different Illinois McDs (we like their coffee and quickly-connecting Wifi), the young server handed him a large coffee even though Skip had ordered a small.
We don’t have to get up quite as early tomorrow. Yay! Although we are enjoying our drive down here, I will be glad to finally get ensconced into our lodgings on South Padre Island and begin our recovery from the long days of driving. All will be better when the temperatures are in the 20C range.
I did a bit of stitching tonight but stopped so I could get this blog post done. Skip is watching the Australian Open (tennis) and has been dozing off periodically. It’s time for me to get horizontal and finish listening to the short story I’ve been listening to.
Hasta mañana.
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