Hot Anyone?

I believe that this has been our hottest Vacation ever. I feel like all I did was sweat all week long.

My motel review:

Great North West Motel (Monday night) is in Branson. We have stayed there before and was quite happy last year. This year the beds were new and had a little lean to them and THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. That was fun, we only stayed the one night.

Grand Motel (Tuesday night) is also in Branson. The girls have drooled over the motel for several years, it has an indoor water park. I said what the heck, throw caution to the wind, money is no object for your children's happiness. There had been some frowning that day, maybe this would brighten their day. The room was nice, no complaints there. The water park was nice, a little hot because it is all indoors. I lost Mary Margaret and she argues that she was not lost, she knew where she was all the time...this argument last a long time and I finally got tired...

Greta Inn (Wednesday night) in Branson right behind the SkyCoaster that Mary Margaret tried. This is where the motel had that wonderful security system that I posted on the slide. You would think that this was a horrible motel and that I would have awesome stories to tell...nope. Just a plain jane motel with a redneck security system. Very clean.

Brackenridge Lodge (Thursday night) in Eureka Springs. This place was great. I rate this one the best that we stayed in all week. The bed was a real bed, not those stupid little mattresses like the other hotels. Jacuzzi for two, which had more square footage than my bathroom at home. A pull out sofa queen size for the girls to sleep on. Awesome pool. Fire place, etc. I slept better here than anywhere. Let me say this, unless you like to shop, there is nothing to do during the day in Eureka. We did not go to the Passion Play (I went as a teenager with my church youth group). I would have loved for the girls to see it and Tim mentioned going.....It would have cost around $225.00 for all four of us to go...depending on what they consider a child. We went to Eureka for the purpose of riding the train, and we did and it was neat.

Drum roll please......

Our last hotel......

WAS AWFUL.

Red Bud Inn in Mountain View, Arkansas. All the hotels were full. The one we usually stay in, Dogwood Inn, was full. We travel on down the road to the Red Bud Inn. I should have known not to stay when the office door stated to knock on room 12 for service. The manager came out with a bowl of beans (wearing some of them on his shirt) and let me in the office, which smelled gross. We did not check the room right then, the Cash Family White River Comedy Show was starting soon and we needed to get our seats. The show was over around 10:00 PM and we headed for the go cart tracks and the girls rode for about 15 minutes, then on to Wal-Mart for some late night snacks. The room is on the 2nd floor, you have to walk through the flying bugs and step on the dead ones. The balcony that takes you to the rooms, was leaning forward. I felt like I needed to hold onto the wall to keep from falling forward. Open the door to the hotel room #48 around 11pm. The room smelled molded. Dead bugs everywhere, bathtub, floor, sink, bonus point...the air conditioner was so cold, it spit ice all night. I get up the next morning and rinse out the tub for my shower. I'm already in the shower when I notice...SNOT smeared all over the tub walls and shower curtain and ....hair...not the hair off your head either. GROSS. I mentioned all this to room #12 dude...he said...I could have another room. YEAH RIGHT. Like I would ever stay there again.

More later.