Day 6: Is that mothballs I smell?
Thursday, September 07, 2006
I don’t even know how to begin describing today. Oy.
It started out well (except for the pain in the neck). We startled Mr. Lou as he had expected his guests to leave before he woke. He adjusted and quickly convinced Donnell to play fetch, but was not amused when Donnell took over his chair. After lounging all morning, we booked massages. I had more mobility after the massage, but generally still a good deal of neck pain. Amanda blames the bed. The therapist seemed to blame the fact I’d been in a car for the better part of five days. I’m hoping AJ is right because the bed will change each night.
We left the DFW area after our massages, and set out on our 5hr drive to Amarillo. We’d been promised the drive would be filled with vast views of . . . (wait for it) . . . absolutely nothing. And that was accurate. We stopped at a DQ about halfway to Amarillo, but they didn’t have chocolate ice cream. What? This happened last year when Tammie & I drove from Taos to Colorado. Do any DQs out here have chocolate? We saw another closed and boarded up. We’re certain they’d rather close their doors than carry anything but vanilla.
We arrived in Amarillo before sunset. Matilda worked well today and led us right to the door of our bed & breakfast. However, we were hoping she was off and had led us astray. It’s not THAT bad, but let’s just say that that Donnell thinks the best line of today was my questioning the apparently obvious sight a block from where we are staying – “Is that a bag lady?” It’s very weird here as it’s an older residential neighborhood but apparently there are “issues.” A block farther away we saw two police cars assisting a man in empting his 40 in an open lot. I’m unsure why their guns were drawn.
Anyhoo, the hosts here at the inn are a very nice, older couple. Their home is large and nearly 100 years old. However, there is an odd odor and I’m not sure if it’s mildew or mothballs. Also, our feng shui consultant would have a field day here! I’m tempted to leave a note suggesting the book “Clearing Clutter with Feng Shui” or any clutter clearing book for that matter. This place is crazy; I think the nicest touch in this Victorian home is the glass smoke machine, orb floaty bowl thing in the living room. Oh, and there are FOUR large mirrors in our small room alone. It’s actually great because it creates sort of a funhouse effect with the flowered wallpaper.
The upside is that unlike our New Orleans room, it’s large enough to turn around, and the bathroom door shuts. The other positive is that while I had a panic attack in New Orleans, here I’m just laughing. We’re both finding this more amusing than anything. But in all seriousness,
Donnell will not be permitted to choose our lodging again.
Today’s Highlights: Louie attempting to hump Donnell; massages; peeing cows; AJ’s delicious banana bread (with chocolate chips!); a bathroom door that closes; and Donnell insists he enjoyed the drive here
posted by Shannon @ 7.9.06,
