In For The Night

700 miles today making a total of 1500 miles I’ve driven in two days.  I was going to go on home tonight but just couldn’t do it.  I landed in Buffalo, WY in a Hampton Inn, quite the step up from my last two night! 

Michael once again served as my travel agent finding me a hotel room—this is the “season” in this area of the country and hotels/motels are expensive.  He found a room on Expedia at the Buffalo, WY Hampton Inn for $109.  When I called the hotel I was told they couldn’t match an internet price??, but I could book that price online.  So, Michael tried booking it with Expedia and once he entered all our information received a message saying, “our servers are overloaded, try again later.”  He tried twice and gave up.  By this time I was exiting at Buffalo, WY.  The young ladies at the desk were amazing.  Once again they told me the online price could not be matched (their price, $139) but I was welcome to use their business center computers and try booking it online again.  They even suggested another website, Hotels.com—success, room booked online for $109—by the time I got back to the desk they had my key ready! 

Colorado was so smoky today—it is so sad all those people have lost their homes.  I talked to Ellie who with Jim is in Colorado Springs—their campground is full of evacuees. 

You know you are in Wyoming when the woman at the liquor store says, “sure I can open your bottle of wine for you!!”  And off you drive!  I did not feel like going out to dinner, too weary, but wanted a glass of wine.  Found the grocery store, bought some cheese and crackers and went next door to the liquor store (you can’t buy beer or wine in Wyoming grocery stores).  I didn’t have a wine opener with me but the clerk was perfectly willing to open the bottle but then remembered she had some cheap corkscrews—she gave me one!  Only in Wyoming!

Less than 300 miles tomorrow and I will be home—I am ready!