Fun with hotels!! That was our theme for today as a potential snafu made an otherwise routine travel day extremely interesting. The hotel we usually stay at in Cairo was all booked up with a family reunion. So we were shipped off to a hotel in the state of Missouri. Hey wait a minute! I thought this was Bicycle Illinois? Maybe it should be called Bicycle Illinois, Side trip Missouri! :) Anyway we get to the hotel and there are three of us left to check-in. We find out that our three reservations held with a credit card have been cancelled because we did not check-in by 6:00 PM. WHAT? Furthermore, since the hotel was booked up, we would be shipped to another hotel for the night. IMHO, it was a REALLY interesting way to start the trip! In talking to the front desk person, she discovered a Rob had booked 17 rooms at this hotel. Funny she should mention Rob because our ride director's name is Rob. Would his last name happen to be Layton? "Yes" she says. OMG!! One quick call over to Rob at the high school where the campers are staying and presto, changeo, WE GOT ROOMS!!! The frond desk person was so apologetic, she gave us a reduced rate for all of the trouble. Crisis averted and the trip has started with some excitement.
Well kids, it's bedtime for me. The rubber meets the road for Stage 1 of Bicycle Illinois at 7:00 AM!
On Your Left!
Gary
"It's about morale. With weak legs and a good head, you can go a long way. With good legs and a weak head you go nowhere." -Paul Kimmage
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