For those of you who have been following our adventure ... you will remember our first night out ... we went to 4 different rooms before finding one where we could rest our weary heads ...
Well ... today we tried to beat the number 4 ... yes ... we had a nice suite on the Missouri River ... it had a patio, kitchen, picnic tables ... when we first checked out the room ... Carolyn got an insect bite (she is extremely sensitive and we've been in 3 rooms in 3 cities where she was bitten), at any rate, we decided to try this room ... we sat on the patio for about 3 minutes ... went inside ... tried to lock the door and guess what ... it would not lock. After many tries I finally got it locked, gave the sliding door a tug and the whole lock & socket came out of the frame ... no more rooms at the hotel ... we moved on ... we went to a Holiday Inn ... checked the room prior to signing up, the room was on the first floor ... we checked the window ... the lock was broken and the window opened freely ... we moved on ... at least this time we only changed rooms ... everything appears to be fine ...
I told Carolyn that from now on when we check into a place ... I'm going to tell the clerk that they have met their worst nightmare ... us!
You see, I haven't shared that in Rapids City the dead bolt wouldn't work ... in Sheridan Carolyn was bitten by bugs, she did ok as long as she stayed in her bed ... in Chattanooga, in the 4th room, the first 30 minutes in her bed she was bitten, it finally stopped ... bedbugs? Don't forget the rooms with mildew and Mexican men. Yes ... we are having an adventure of another sort.
So, between my mildew problems and her bug problems ... we make one mess of trying to get rooms that will do ... now if we were staying at podunk places some of this would be understandable ... but believe me ... we're staying in really nice places that just don't have it together.
So, sweet dreams to all of you in your on beds ...
love,
Carolyn & Beth
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Are you serious!? Bed bugs? OK. I'm freaked. Poor Carolyn. What do the bites look like?
I think your plan about telling them up-front that your a very discriminating customer is a GOOD idea :0)
It's been pretty wild ... she is truely sensitive ... actually the bites (that time) didn't show ... in other places she has had two that did ... the one turned into a blister (spider bite?) and when she itched it, wow, it now is a sore about the size of a dime. The other bite is on her hip ... she says it's a red bump.
Beth and Carolyn, try taking a shower and the bugs seem to disappear....daaaaah....love you bob and robin
Wow you two have really had a tough time in the motel department. I'm sorry that you are having to go the extra mile when it comes to the rooms. But the rest of the trip is sounding so amazing!!!!
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