We got up and left Louisiana this morning. We had a stop in Lafayette to drop off some antique cane beds. What a nice couple! And a beautiful old historic house. I've always wanted a house like that ~ beautiful 9' tall doors and windows, 16' ceilings, fireplaces in every room, grand staircases. We really enjoy meeting people and hearing their 'story'....everybody has a story!
We went on through Louisiana - took the I-12 across to get on I-10 again instead of taking the I-10 on down into New Orleans. Since Hurricane Katrina, you never know what the roads are like down there. When you're pulling a trailer, that's a good thing to know. We went across Mississippi, Alabama and into Florida. It had just gotten dark when we got to Mobile, AL and was very foggy. We made a note to drive along Battleship Boulevard and the visit the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park when we come back through Mobile. We could barely make out the battleship off in the distance, so when we come back through, we're shooting for daytime.
We also went past the turnoff to Dauphin Island in Alabama. This is where the father threw his four kids off the Dauphin Bridge the day before and the search and recovery effort is going on. Click here for that news story. Can you believe that? I can't even fathom what would cause somebody to do such a horrible act. It's like my brain is too small to wrap around that concept.
We made it across to Crestview, Florida, which is where we decided to get a room. I had done an internet search for lodging in Crestview. There was a listing for a Crestview Inn that was very reasonably priced, pet friendly, and had one very good review. Can't go wrong with that, right?
We stopped at the Hunan Restaurant right off of I-10 in Crestview and grabbed some chinese to take back to the room. I love orange chicken and I have to say they had some very good orange chicken. Good service, too. Meal was prepared to order, service was quick and friendly, food was hot and prepared quick. Not quite worthy of a 'STOP HERE', after all, this is what we expect from a restaurant.
Back to the Crestview Inn. We had a bad expericence here and now have my first post to 'STEER CLEAR'. (*see Steer Clear Post). Room was small, desk clerk cranky and rude, windows wouldn't open, A/C didn't work......just not a good experience. I won't blog it twice; you'll have to go to the Crestview Inn Post to read. I will say that since I read the good review on Yahoo, which was apparently somebody's experience with the Crestview Inn, I decided to do the public a service and post our experience on Yahoo.
I've also done some work on getting our business and blog website set up. I'll be posting this blog on there when it's all set up. So, stay tuned!
Later!
Christi
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