Day Nine: On the Way Home
This is the first of our two long days driving back north. This is pretty much what today looked like.
Actually now that I think about it, Texas didn't look like this at all. In Texas, we would subtract the wheat and add "fines double in work zones" signs.
Tonight we are in Emporia, Kansas having gone sans reservation again until about an hour away. When we arrived a little after seven this evening, the hotel was sold out. So I'm guessing that this is another limit to no reservations: time of day.
Today's drive was about 690 miles in 10 hours, 35 minutes (total time in the car). According to Miss Guided (the car navigation), we have about 585 miles remaining tomorrow to return to Summit View. Our goal was to get half way today which I estimated to be about Wichita, Kansas. Emporia is about 87 miles farther along than Wichita so we have made our "half way" goal. Bev and I switched off driving every few hours so that made it a lot easier.
Part of the time was passed today on the telephone with the Hilton complaint line. On our ill-fated stay near Fredericksburg we ultimately talked by telephone with a Hilton reservation agent who quoted us "rate A" which we accepted. When we arrived at the hotel later that evening, the rate was nearly two times "rate A". After two telephone calls on Friday, we were promised "resolution" within three days but probably by Sunday. An email Monday night yielded no response. It took three more telephone calls (one of which was completely my fault as my cell phone dropped the call) today before I received the promise of a check for the difference between in rates. That makes the stay in Kerrville a little less painful (if the check actually arrives).
Dinner tonight at Bluff's Grill & Sports Bar in Emporia where an Iowa State banner hangs from the rafters.
Good night.
Tonight we are in Emporia, Kansas having gone sans reservation again until about an hour away. When we arrived a little after seven this evening, the hotel was sold out. So I'm guessing that this is another limit to no reservations: time of day.
Today's drive was about 690 miles in 10 hours, 35 minutes (total time in the car). According to Miss Guided (the car navigation), we have about 585 miles remaining tomorrow to return to Summit View. Our goal was to get half way today which I estimated to be about Wichita, Kansas. Emporia is about 87 miles farther along than Wichita so we have made our "half way" goal. Bev and I switched off driving every few hours so that made it a lot easier.
Part of the time was passed today on the telephone with the Hilton complaint line. On our ill-fated stay near Fredericksburg we ultimately talked by telephone with a Hilton reservation agent who quoted us "rate A" which we accepted. When we arrived at the hotel later that evening, the rate was nearly two times "rate A". After two telephone calls on Friday, we were promised "resolution" within three days but probably by Sunday. An email Monday night yielded no response. It took three more telephone calls (one of which was completely my fault as my cell phone dropped the call) today before I received the promise of a check for the difference between in rates. That makes the stay in Kerrville a little less painful (if the check actually arrives).
Dinner tonight at Bluff's Grill & Sports Bar in Emporia where an Iowa State banner hangs from the rafters.
Good night.
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