Well we have an appointment at the garage!!
We got a motel room for 3 days to start as we don’t know how long they will need our RV to fix it. We packed up Winston, Safiya and filled a cooler with food as the RV will NOT be plugged in so things in the fridge and freezer had to come with us, and the heat in Trail is stifling.
The motel has an outdoor pool and BBQs for us to use. The motel allows dogs, but we had to get special permission from the owner for Safiya as they don’t normally allow cats. Lori had to promise that Safiya would be in her kennel 100% of the time in order for us to move in. So we got everything from the RV into the room, which was a huge chore, locked up the motel room, and headed off to drop the RV at the garage and do some shopping at the store which was just across the street. We had BJ’s car, so Barb drove the RV and Lori followed in the car.
Side note, well a bit more than a side note: While we said that Safiya would be locked in her playpen 100% of time, we all know that wasn’t going to happen, and what could possibly go wrong! Well, did we mention this is a motel? The doors to each room are street level, the motel is on the main highway, and the motel is a little old. While we “thought” we closed and locked the room door…..apparently not! So while we went to drop off the RV, and do a little shopping to kill some time, things were developing back at the motel. Lori at some point decided to check her phone, and we have probably been gone from the motel for an hour or so. Lori had a phone message, which stated “do you own a dog and a cat, they are wondering down the lot towards the highway”. Well that didn’t throw panic into us!! And how did this happen?! We dropped what we were doing, hopped in the car, and rushed back to the motel. The maid, who evidently rescued both Winston and Safiya was outside and stopped us right away, seeing the panic in our eyes. She explained the animals were safe in our room. She let us know that Winston was very easy to get back inside, Safiya on the other hand took some ingenuity. The maid had actually grabbed a willow brush and wiggled it in front of her to draw her attention and slowly bring her back to the motel room. OMG, seriously this could have ended up being a complete disaster. We ended up buying her a case of beer as a thank you, as that is what she wanted when we asked. We are also not sure how we didn’t get kicked out given Safiya clearly was NOT locked up in a kennel. We also think the following took place: The door didn’t latch, and the wind blew the door open just enough for Safiya to notice. Safiya opened the door enough for her to go through (yes, she knows how to open doors) and Winston seeing this, nudged the door open further, and followed her out. Then they went their separate ways exploring the area. Good grief!
Here are some pics of the motel. We wanted to show the outside where Winston and Safiya were wandering before they were ‘lured’ back into the motel room by a maid. The Motel is right on the main highway through town, and the road is VERY busy with cars and lots of semi trucks.
