Happy anniversary Porters! And that's about as good as it got. We started our vacation today (or rather Tuesday night) and it went something like this...
Wednesday:
* Kim hoped to get off work a little early, left at 5:40 instead.
* Went to Wal-Mart to get prescriptions, took 45 minutes.
* Left for Logan around 8:00 PM to take Sadie to stay with Grandma Nelson; got home about midnight - still had much packing to do.
Thursday:
* Got up, later than we had originally planned.
* Took Jack up to the PetSmart Pets Hotel, got Jamba Juices, and dropped off some things at work.
* Realized we left a bag home and decided to go home to get it.
* Decided to try taking I-70 to get to Colorado - good plan until we got to the huge accident, not too far into the trip. (Highway was shut down.)
* Took the "alternate route" that was suggested, which led back to the same accident.
* Debated driving down I-15 and over to Price or up to I-80; decided to try taking Provo Canyon up to I-80.
* Made it to Denver in surprisingly good time, despite I don't know how many construction zones.
* Got to the Red Sox vs Rockies game, horrible lack of parking.
* Found a spot, didn't see any signs about not parking there and/or paying.
* Good game, Red Sox won 13-11.
* Went back to the lot to find our car missing... along with at least 3 other cars!
* Learned all of our cars were towed, hopped a taxi with several other people, stopped by an ATM to get cash to get our cars, and went to the impound lot - not so near to the ballpark.
* Took at least an hour to get the car released and $269!
* Finally got to our hotel, where we were put in a smoking room with lovely brown plaid curtains and 2 full size beds!
Definitely a good start to the trip I think. Hopefully we've had all of our "excitement" and we can actually relax and enjoy the rest of the trip.
P.S. I took a few pictures at the game, but seeing as it is 2:00 AM, I won't take the time to plug them in today.
Wednesday:
* Kim hoped to get off work a little early, left at 5:40 instead.
* Went to Wal-Mart to get prescriptions, took 45 minutes.
* Left for Logan around 8:00 PM to take Sadie to stay with Grandma Nelson; got home about midnight - still had much packing to do.
Thursday:
* Got up, later than we had originally planned.
* Took Jack up to the PetSmart Pets Hotel, got Jamba Juices, and dropped off some things at work.
* Realized we left a bag home and decided to go home to get it.
* Decided to try taking I-70 to get to Colorado - good plan until we got to the huge accident, not too far into the trip. (Highway was shut down.)
* Took the "alternate route" that was suggested, which led back to the same accident.
* Debated driving down I-15 and over to Price or up to I-80; decided to try taking Provo Canyon up to I-80.
* Made it to Denver in surprisingly good time, despite I don't know how many construction zones.
* Got to the Red Sox vs Rockies game, horrible lack of parking.
* Found a spot, didn't see any signs about not parking there and/or paying.
* Good game, Red Sox won 13-11.
* Went back to the lot to find our car missing... along with at least 3 other cars!
* Learned all of our cars were towed, hopped a taxi with several other people, stopped by an ATM to get cash to get our cars, and went to the impound lot - not so near to the ballpark.
* Took at least an hour to get the car released and $269!
* Finally got to our hotel, where we were put in a smoking room with lovely brown plaid curtains and 2 full size beds!
Definitely a good start to the trip I think. Hopefully we've had all of our "excitement" and we can actually relax and enjoy the rest of the trip.
P.S. I took a few pictures at the game, but seeing as it is 2:00 AM, I won't take the time to plug them in today.
OMG--what bad luck! Hope your trip gets better!
ReplyDeleteGood grief Porters!!!! Maybe it's a good thing I didn't hop into one of your suitcases! :) I hope the rest of your trip is somewhat uneventful... meaning no missing cars, major accidents etc. Enjoy Florida and go on a roller coaster or two for me, eh!!! :)
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