HOT, 900

Did you know that Texas is about 900 miles wide?  Do you know how long it takes to drive 900 miles?  Needless to say we were very glad to get out of the damn state.

Yesterday was about 250 miles shorter of a drive than the day before.  It was hot as hades.  The AC in the van was struggling all day to keep up.  I felt bad for Nicki laying in the bed in the back.

We got stuck in traffic around Baton Rouge for about an hour, it was rather miserable.

When we arrived at the La Quinta in Mobile they had exactly one non-smoking room left and it was the expensive two room suite.  Oh well it’s our last night on the road, I sprung for the suite.  Wow it was, well sweet.  The rooms were big and beautiful, the bed was super comfortable, we had three flat screen tv’s (including one in the bathroom) and we even had a small kitchen-like area.

The dogs loved having all the space.  They were able to run around the rooms like they do at our house.

I hope to get out early today for the push back to Naples.  If all goes well we should roll into the driveway before dinner time.  It’s been a great trip but I’m ready to get back to home base.  We have done and seen so many things it feels like we have been on the road much longer than two weeks.