Road Trip 2018 Day 3

So, this hotel seemed okay when we got there, but being on  a main drag, it was quite noisey over night. Engines revving, drag racing, noisey southern trucks and sirens. Lots of sirens.

The day was dreary, but the palm trees outside kept us optimistic. There were only a few, used for landscaping, all the way through most of Georgia. 

We did have heavy rain on and off throughout the day, but the dashboard display showed the temperature getting warmer. We enjoyed the handmade billboards in Georgia, but there sure wasn't much to look at. And I don't understand how you can have signs promoting your homemade moonshine with free tastings. If we weren't so tired, and had another driver (Cheryl wanted to do it all herself!) then I would have wanted to go through Georgia at night. 

We stopped at a truck stop so Cheryl could look for more of her magnets she is collecting. These actually looked like they could be good if only they were made fresh.

I have wanted to go to a Sonic for a long, long time. The last time we were driving through the States we were with Rob's parents, who are most decidedly NOT fast food eaters. So that was a bust. We had seen a sign for Sonic earlier, but it was only 9:30am so we weren't quite ready. We used the GPS later to find another one--much easier than their website.

We quite enjoyed the drive in experience. The food was okay. We mainly got value priced items as we didn't really need big meals while sitting in the truck all day. Good prices. Cheryl got a strawberry milkshake and said it was awesome. I got a Butterfinger Sonic ....something....like a DQ Blizzard. It was yummy except for the "whipped topping" on top and the fact that we were in Georgia, it was warm, and I had to eat the burger first, so it was starting to melt. The onion rings were breaded, not battered, which I prefer. But the Tots hit the spot! LOL. I love me some Tater Tots. 

It continued to rain, quite heavily at times, until we were near Daytona. Finally we headed west and the clouds broke for the sunset. 

Isn't this the cutest little SUV being towed?

We made it to Vistana, later than expected. There were some issues with check in--had to wait in line, the girl told us to go to the VIP building, we drove over there and they said no, that girl is doing something wrong--she sent a few other families over, but we had to go back (and wait in line again) at the main centre. We were then helped by Yvonne who was a little too loud and energetic for our tired selves. We explained we were tired, here for a much needed rest and no, we didn't want to schedule our owner's meeting. She was persistant but we held firm.

We got in to the condo, dropped some stuff off and went and picked up a pizza at a Cici's that Cheryl knew about. We scarfed those two pizzas down so quick! Then we headed out to Wal-Mart for a big shopping trip, though we were quite tired. Made sure to stop in the Wal-Mart liquor store (where I did NOT get asked for ID even though their sign said they ID anyone who looks under 40. Sob). Got home and set up the bar! We added a bit more to it since LOL. And then hit the beds.