{"id":1752,"date":"2015-06-29T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=1752"},"modified":"2015-07-02T11:35:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T16:35:30","slug":"travelogue-its-all-downhill-from-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=1752","title":{"rendered":"Travelogue &#8211; It&#8217;s all downhill from here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just before we reach our destination for the night in the town of Midway west of Tallahassee we cross into the Eastern Standard Timezone and our 12.5 hours car trip\u00a0quickly turns into 13.5 hours. \u00a0We won&#8217;t mind going to bed early but we won&#8217;t be our usual chipper selves when 6AM rolls around. \u00a0But I am getting ahead of myself. \u00a0First we shall have dinner and we are now in Sonny&#8217;s BBQ country. \u00a0When we are seated the waitress tries to hand us menus and we give her the &#8220;do we look like we are fooling around here?&#8221; look and she knows she is dealing with professionals. \u00a0There will be 1 turkey lunch special (yes you can order it for dinner) with Cole slaw, french fries, garlic bread and a giant sweet tea, AND 1 sliced pork lunch special with Cole slaw, french fries, garlic bread and water, oh, and a side of BBQ baked beans to share. \u00a0In less than 8 minuets the BBQ sauce was applied to the smoked goodness and it was having a medicinal effect.<a href=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/csuites.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1782\" src=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/csuites-300x127.jpg\" alt=\"csuites\" width=\"463\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/csuites-300x127.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/csuites-1024x432.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/csuites-150x63.jpg 150w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/csuites-400x169.jpg 400w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/csuites.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had stayed at the Comfort Suites in Midway before but it was in February instead of July. \u00a0It was a nice \u00a0enough place, good location, reasonable price. \u00a0But, we will not be returning, at least not between the months of March and December. \u00a0This hotel like many Comfort Suites has a &#8220;feature&#8221; on their air conditioners called &#8220;e-save&#8221;. \u00a0It doesn&#8217;t matter what temperature you\u00a0set the thermostat for, it will decide for you when you have had enough. \u00a0Yup, it just quits and there is no turning it back on. \u00a0After an hour or so maybe it will give you a little more &#8211; maybe &#8211; \u00a0if you&#8217;re nice. \u00a0This is especially handy in the middle of the night when you wake up sweating. \u00a0This is a major fail for Comfort Suits, it e-sucks.<\/p>\n<p>The first few times we traveled like this, hauling half of what we own in the back of a open pickup truck, I was pretty nervous about people stealing my stuff while we were sleeping. \u00a0Most things were in tubs except some fishing gear <\/p>\n<div name=\"divHrefB\" style=\"height: 0px;width: 0px;overflow:hidden;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/online-pharmacy-uk.com\/get-cialis-professional-uk.html\">Buy Cialis Professional UK<\/a><\/div>\n<p> , 12 packs of soda and of course my kayak but someone could just pop the lid off a tub and make off with my underwear or crunchy peanut butter. \u00a0Turned out there were fewer people than expected interested in my underwear and all those boy scout knots must make the kayak a less desirable target. \u00a0I still worry a bit and always check on it when I have to get up in the middle of the night to berate the air conditioner but I am no longer surprised when I find that everything is still there in the morning.<a href=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yeehaw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1783\" src=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yeehaw-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"yeehaw\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yeehaw-300x229.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yeehaw-150x115.jpg 150w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yeehaw-400x306.jpg 400w, http:\/\/thechristys.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yeehaw.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We chose to go south on I-75 then to the turnpike instead of taking I-10 to I-95. \u00a0Florida has the SunPass for their toll roads. \u00a0In Texas we have EZ Tag. \u00a0In Florida we were able to buy a SunPass from a vending machine (right next to the cookies) for $5.40 at the Florida welcome center. \u00a0 Then we activated over the internet with a credit card. \u00a0The only down side is that you have to go through the toll booths at 25mph. \u00a0The EZ Tag works at several times that speed.<\/p>\n<p>So we took the turnpike to our exit <\/p>\n<div name=\"divHrefB\" style=\"height: 0px;width: 0px;overflow:hidden;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koupit-pilulky.com\/koupit-lasix-v-praze.html\">Koupit Lasix v Praze<\/a><\/div>\n<div name=\"divHrefB\" style=\"height: 0px;width: 0px;overflow:hidden;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ivermectin-apotheke.com\"> vermectin apotheke<\/a><\/div>\n<p> , and I am not making this up, Yeehaw Junction. \u00a0Next we went due east 30 miles into Vero Beach. \u00a0Destination reached.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=1744\" target=\"_blank\">Part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=1747\" target=\"_blank\">Part 2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=1752\" target=\"_blank\">Part 3<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=1756\" target=\"_blank\">Part 4<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=1760\" target=\"_blank\">Part 5<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=1773\" target=\"_blank\">Part 6<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just before we reach our destination for the night in the town of Midway west of Tallahassee we cross into the Eastern Standard Timezone and our 12.5 hours car trip quickly turns into 13.5 hours. We won&#8217;t mind going to bed early but we won&#8217;t be our usual chipper selves when 6AM rolls around. 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