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rosieknight) wrote2008-06-19 03:32 pm
rosieknight) wrote2008-06-19 03:32 pm
Trip - Day 2
If you can't guess from my afternoon posting time, we've reached our destination in Ohio.
Actually, we got here about noon and this is just the first chance I've had to post on lj.
Today's Major complaint - The Dog would not let us sleep. She kept whimpering for most of the night. We think she stopped about 2:30am for some rest. But, she resumed around 6:00am.
So, yes, I am posting with only 3 and 1/2 hours sleep, unless I dosed off before then and have no memory of it.
It should be noted that a whimpering dog does not make the most pleasant of alarm clocks.
Let's see...
The hotel in Corbin offered complementary breakfasts - continental style. That means, however, that I have no meal review of breakfast, as it was fairly standard for a hotel's free breakfast.
The Dog did get a sausage patty for breakfast there, so she was happy.
We left the hotel about 9am, an hour later than when we'd wanted to start. Still, only 3 hours to reach our destination isn't bad at all.
When we got here, our room wasn't ready. So, we went to lunch at a restaurant called "Max & Erma's". If you're ever in the Dayton and Columbus Ohio areas, I recommend Max & Erma's. Good food, reasonable prices, and a decorating scheme that can only be described as 'eclectic'. Where else can you visit a Sundae bar in a bathtub or sit on a bench with feet molded to look like shoes?
Thanks to an understanding manager, we were able to bring the Dog onto the outdoor patio and not have to spell each other while eating. The Dog behaved herself and got complemented for it.
Dad had a cheeseburger, Bro ate a turkey club sandwich, Mom tried a salad that I forget the name of, and I feasted on a salad called the "Aloha Bowl" and a trip to the sundae bar. The Dog enjoyed a plan hamburger patty and some water.
The current hotel is nice, though the room was larger in Corbin. This hotel has the advantage of giving us a handicapped room, so Mom can use the... facilities without needing a ton of help. Both the pool and business center here are larger, so those are both perks.
The truly nice thing about this area, though, is that both Dad and Mom grew up around here and know where all the parks and stuff are. Dad, Bro, and myself have already taken the Dog to one of the largest and safest those parks and let her run around sans restraint. She was leashed, but no-one was holding it. She did a lot of walking, met a new dog, and ran across a deserted baseball diamond. Needless to say, she's tired, happy, and has very dirty paws.
I really wish we'd brought a camera to the park, because the image of her racing through the clay of the baseball diamond, trailing her leash behind her, definitely deserves to be saved.
We haven't decided what to do with the rest of the day. I support exploring the area and recovering from traveling, but it all depends on Mom. If she thinks she's up to visiting her dad, we will.
I'll probably write again later.
'Till then,
RK
PS: If anyone is wondering what the Dog looks like, that's her in my icon. Sadly, she wasn't facing the camera at the time. She's a Bichon Frise, for those dying to know.
Actually, we got here about noon and this is just the first chance I've had to post on lj.
Today's Major complaint - The Dog would not let us sleep. She kept whimpering for most of the night. We think she stopped about 2:30am for some rest. But, she resumed around 6:00am.
So, yes, I am posting with only 3 and 1/2 hours sleep, unless I dosed off before then and have no memory of it.
It should be noted that a whimpering dog does not make the most pleasant of alarm clocks.
Let's see...
The hotel in Corbin offered complementary breakfasts - continental style. That means, however, that I have no meal review of breakfast, as it was fairly standard for a hotel's free breakfast.
The Dog did get a sausage patty for breakfast there, so she was happy.
We left the hotel about 9am, an hour later than when we'd wanted to start. Still, only 3 hours to reach our destination isn't bad at all.
When we got here, our room wasn't ready. So, we went to lunch at a restaurant called "Max & Erma's". If you're ever in the Dayton and Columbus Ohio areas, I recommend Max & Erma's. Good food, reasonable prices, and a decorating scheme that can only be described as 'eclectic'. Where else can you visit a Sundae bar in a bathtub or sit on a bench with feet molded to look like shoes?
Thanks to an understanding manager, we were able to bring the Dog onto the outdoor patio and not have to spell each other while eating. The Dog behaved herself and got complemented for it.
Dad had a cheeseburger, Bro ate a turkey club sandwich, Mom tried a salad that I forget the name of, and I feasted on a salad called the "Aloha Bowl" and a trip to the sundae bar. The Dog enjoyed a plan hamburger patty and some water.
The current hotel is nice, though the room was larger in Corbin. This hotel has the advantage of giving us a handicapped room, so Mom can use the... facilities without needing a ton of help. Both the pool and business center here are larger, so those are both perks.
The truly nice thing about this area, though, is that both Dad and Mom grew up around here and know where all the parks and stuff are. Dad, Bro, and myself have already taken the Dog to one of the largest and safest those parks and let her run around sans restraint. She was leashed, but no-one was holding it. She did a lot of walking, met a new dog, and ran across a deserted baseball diamond. Needless to say, she's tired, happy, and has very dirty paws.
I really wish we'd brought a camera to the park, because the image of her racing through the clay of the baseball diamond, trailing her leash behind her, definitely deserves to be saved.
We haven't decided what to do with the rest of the day. I support exploring the area and recovering from traveling, but it all depends on Mom. If she thinks she's up to visiting her dad, we will.
I'll probably write again later.
'Till then,
RK
PS: If anyone is wondering what the Dog looks like, that's her in my icon. Sadly, she wasn't facing the camera at the time. She's a Bichon Frise, for those dying to know.