And thanks to the Holiday Inn Express for a really good night's sleep. I am up pretty early as the dog wanted to go out but now she's back sleeping on her bed and the BSU is still happily snoring in her bed. So I'm in the lobby where I could make a wireless connection. I tried last night from the room with no success but from here on the couch I have a good connection.
Anyway, yesterday's travel was remarkable for its pleasantness and the ease of geting out of town. We were up early, everything went into the truck without drama and we were on the road by 10:20. Normally we stay in Baker, Oregon but we had such a good drive that we went ahead and carried on down the road to Pendelton. The gal behind the ocunter here initially was trying to jack a room price up, at one point she was up to over $110 but eventually I asked her about a military veteran discount and that got her all turned around in the right direction and our room cost just $67! Much better!
We had a great dinner at Roosters and I really recommend the fried chicken. It was terrific. The spouse had the shrimp alfredo and like most restaurants, the serving was enought to easily feed 3 people. But the service was excellent and friendly and it was a much better dinner than we might have gotten at Denny's or a similar place.
There's just about 250 miles to travel today and check-in at the campground insn't until 4 so there's no hurry today to get across the state. We may go check out the historic bits of Pendleton before we get serious about driving again today.
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