Jim saw lots of lights, he thought that maybe there was a Best Western Hotel there, It was a STATE PRISON. No! We did not get a room. I guest you can tell it is getting late, actually getting dark if we see lights.
We continued on route 87 North to Winslow, AZ going to hit route 40 East to Albuquerque, New Mexico. We got off of 87 and went into a liquor store parking lot. This was a liquor store and not the cute Wine & Spirit Shops that we are used to.
Jim and I have a code word. WITH - We In The Hood. That is exactly where we were. We quickly used the GPS to locate and we called about 4 hotels. There were no beds. One hotel suggested that we go to exit 253 off of interstate 40. We got on 40 and the exit numbers got larger starting with exit 257. After about 15 miles and not seeing anything but lighting, we turned around.
We saw a Best Western Hotel sign for exit 250 and got off only to find that there were no beds. At first the lady at the desk said she could not make calls but told us to go to exit 253. I told her we called a few and can she call. She did. She called around the Winslow area to about 4 other hotels and they were all booked. I asked if there were any other hotels and she said, "You wouldn't want to stay there." I asked no additional questions about them. She then asked if we were going to Flagstaff. I told her were going towards Albuquerque. She found us the Lexington Inn 30 miles away, now going East again. We just came from that direction.
While riding, Jim said, "We need to stop lying to people." "About What" was my reply. "NOT RIDING AT NIGHT" I said, "OH, this is the 4th time we were driving in the dark." Jim laughed
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