Yesterday we did some packing and were invited to Larry and Shirley's...(we just met them this year and they are part of the Sunday morning golf group)...for happy hour. We met three new couples, and we had a great time. There were plenty of laughs and good conversation.
Shirley did a great job, and had delicious pork buns, salad, and either chocolate pie or coconut pie for dessert. Another inch added to the waist line...ouch.
Because we were having a good time we stayed longer than we intended...so when we got back home we didn't get all the packing finished.
Got up at 6 this morning...thought it might take an hour to finish packing and close up the trailer...Wrong! took 2 hours. Oh well..we said to heck with it, let's stop for breakfast anyway as we had no food.
Ken and Vickey dropped by yesterday as we had a card and a plant they said they would give to Sister Maureen, as she is getting both her knees replaced today. Sure hope everything goes well and she is not laid up too long. We learned that Ken and Vickey through their church look after 30 sponsors, while Sister Maureen looks after 300...good thing she has a mind like a steel trap...imagine trying to keep all that straight, but she does it...and does a fantastic job.
We gave Ken and Vickey a lot of our left over foodstuffs that we were not going to use, they took it gladly and will distribute it in Mexico. They had an appointment so could not stay, then it was time for hugs and goodbyes for us until next year. We promised to keep in touch by email.
So we went for breakfast, stopped to get gas at Sam's Club...$1.31, then off we went at exactly 8:30.
We decided to take a different route because it was Thursday and we usually try to travel on the weekend when there is less traffic. This route was vigorously promoted by the late Doug Summers who made the trip to the Valley for 25 years. He would be happy I finally tried it...God rest his soul.
Guess what?...we liked it, even though you have to slow down for some towns and parts of the route are two lane...you miss all the traffic at San Antonio and Austin...it comes out at Waco. The road was not too busy at all, and the highway is good. As promised by Doug, it is definitely more scenic than the other route which we normally take. It makes for a very relaxing and stress free trip.
We ran into a 15 minute delay after leaving Waco around Fort Worth but that was to be expected as we were there around 5PM. The Tomtom GPS live function warned us well in advance and kept us posted on the delay. It was very accurate. We just decided that delays or not, it just didn't matter.
We went to our favorite hotel in Denton, Tx, just on the other side of Fort Worth...ahhh...such luxury for such a reasonable price. This is a Best Western Premiere, their top of the line. Got here about 6:30, so not feeling so rushed as getting to somewhere further...later.
Tomorrow we booked the same hotel in Omaha that we had on the way down. The manager sent an email after I filled out a survey after our stay, and said because things were not up to snuff, she would be pleased to offer us 50% off our next stay. So now the price tomorrow is $44...unreal!
We will make it there after an approx 9 or 10 hour drive. Then we plan to hit the casinos in Council Bluffs across the river for awhile.
Then on Saturday it's a ten hour drive to Winnipeg. I like breaking up the drive into 9 or 10 hour segments...used to do 13 hours or so, but this is better.
So soon it will be off to sleep in this extremely comfortable bed...beautiful day here today.
more later....
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