Day 1: to Effingham, IL

[jesse_the_k]

• smooth trip down Hwy 51, half in mysterious yet not scary fog. At times visibility was less than two semi trucks.
• Sixty degrees on arrival! No need for coats!
• motel w: indoor pool, w/c access, accepts dogs are not ubiquitous. This Fairfield Inn was too hot, bed too soft, and stinking of floral air freshener. Best news: we’re leaving it shortly.
• Reliably tasty and gluten free: Chipotle. Order on line, $15 to fill up two hungriest.
• Bella was unsettled, but accepted mysterious change in routine with glares and minimal complaint.

Comments

[capri0mni]

hooray!

Glad you made it -- and kudos to Bella for Dealing[tm]

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks. She continues to astound as a role model for coping with Shit™

JIC ™

[sasha_feather]

What does "accepts dogs are not ubiquitous. " mean?

Glad you are having safe travels!

[jesse_the_k]

It means I could have constructed the sentence better.

Finding a hotel that meets these requirements
• indoor pool
• accessible room
• pet-friendly policy
AND is near where we wish to stop for the day is not easy.

[bibliofile]

Aha! Had that problem driving up from New Orleans the other year. Without the pool made it easier.

Yes, it rarely gets supercold in the southernmost parts of Illinois. It's a very long state. (Once when I was in grade school, some education official from downstate was visiting. They reacted poorly when we got like an inch of snow, and made the district call a snow day. We the students didn't mind!)