Monday, June 8, 2009

Ed's Elder Escort Service - Part 2

Today we left our home in Texas about 8:45 a.m. We had a nice visit with my mother-in-law and her husband. Our goal was to be in Tunica, MS tonight. I had a free night at Harrah's and the other room was only $40. Since Tunica is only 20 miles south of Memphis, for the cheap hotel rooms, it was worth driving the extra 40 miles.

We made good time throughout the day. We had purchased a transfer wheel chair for Francis. It was much easier and quicker taking him to the rest stops and restaurants in the chair today.

We arrived at Harrah's about 6:15 this evening to find that the hotel and all of the properties had lost commercial power. Harrah's, of course, had full back-up power for the casino, but the hotels were on stand by generators with limited power.

We decided to find someplace to eat. We found a small restaurant called Happy Daze Pizza Cafe. They had much more than pizza on the menu. It had cooled down and Franice wanted to sit outside. The waitress was awesome. She made the meal so enjoyable and everyone got in a better mood after the disappointment at the hotel.

When we returned to the hotel about 8:45, the power was restored. We got into our rooms and I helped Jane get Francie ready for bed. Then, she and I went to the casino for a little while. I turned $20 into $82 and she turned $40 into $38. Not too bad of a night for us.

We will head out in the morning and hope to reach Lexington, Kentucky tomorrow evening.

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