We were scheduled home today, but didn't quite make it. We've stopped off in Cincinnati after being forced off i71 by a torrential downpour. The Pumpkin is many things, but an ark, it is not.
We also had a long delay in Louisville, as traffic became stop and start on i65. We were in "crawl" mode for about 30 or 40 minutes, when we suddenly weren't anymore. Strange, but I wasn't about reason why.
We saw a beautiful rainbow when the waters started receding. During the "coming down in sheets" part, we first took refuge in a McDonald's, along with many other i71 travelers. I dropped the girls off right in front of the door, and parked very close to the door, and I used an umbrella - yet we were all three soaked.
It had gotten late, the clouds looked ominous, and it was continuing to rain, so we decided to spend the night. There was a Day's Inn nearby, and we got the last double, non-smoking room they had. After a week at the fancy-schmancy "Embassy Suites" in Huntsville, the girls looked doubtfully around the no-frills Days Inn Room.
"It kind of smells . . ." said Roxanne.
"How do you know there aren't bedbugs??" asked Nicole
After turning on the fan and airing the room out a bit, and after I showed them how to check for bedbugs - and we found none - they settled in, though Nicole spent some time looking for room spray.
Home for sure, tomorrow.
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