Road Trip USA 2 - day 3
Meridain, MS to Arlington, TX
Today was the first day that I drove. Kris didn’t want me to on Monday because it was snowy and icy. Yesterday I was still a little nervous about taking the wheel, and Kris doesn’t seem to mind the long hours in the car. I had a little trouble, downshifting into 2nd instead of 4th, and a bit of trouble with the seat. It doesn’t go forward quite as far as I’d like it to, so I shove it as far foward as possible. For some reason, it refused to lock in place, and I accidentally shoved the seat back when I meant to just shift myself. I had to scoot forward while Kris held the wheel so I could reach the gas, and while Kris moved the seat forward again. It’s one of those “you have to be there” things to see how hilarious it is, but it’s not actually funny, because you know at any moment you could drive off the road.
Kris took over once we neared the big cities of Texas - Dallas and Fort Worth. I found a hotel which boasted it’s proximity to the park (right across the street!) and high-speed internet. We chose the place so we could post some stuff, and enjoy the rest of our early day. We actually arrived in Arlington early enough that we could have gone into SFOT if we wanted to. Well, there was no high-speed internet jack, and despite what the AAA book said, the clerk at the front desk reassured us that they had never had high-speed internet. We tried to get some sort of compensation for the room, but had no luck. We just turned in early since we’re both still feeling run-down.
