Day 5 - No Room at the Inn

Once we got through the scary mountain cliffs we had to decide where to spend the night. We knew we had to be at Universal Studios the next day for 10:00 am. The boys decided they wanted to drive further so we could get up and go in the morning, rather than driving again. We headed towards Los Angeles. We drove into L.A. and it felt a little bit like the Christmas Story - no room at the inn!!! Everywhere we went they said the same thing. There is a bike race happening on the West Coast and the hotels are booked solid!!

I was starting to get a little worried and Dane said he would rather stay in the car than have a grungy hotel. We had just listened to the story of Corrie Ten Boom - the Hiding Place - and seen God at work. So I thought - something is going to work out. There is a reason for this. Finally I went into this hotel - the Days Inn on Sunset Drive, in LA. The guy said he had a room, but it was a suite.

Kind of appropriate room for a bunch of cowboys!

I held my breath as he said the price - $159. Okay, well, it was better than sleeping in the car - and it *was* a room. I asked if it had two queen beds. Nope, one king. Okay, we could do that *grin*. I asked for a cot and extra blankets. He told me it had a jacuzzi tub. I didn't tell the boys until we got in the room. When we checked in it was midnight, but they had been so good in the car all day. So I figured they could go for a swim. Well, as they were having a blast in the hottub with bubbles galore, I suddenly thought about the fact that they had not been allowed to swim in the pools up to then, because of the cold air outside. And here we were, in the last hotel available and it just 'happened' to have a hot tub in a suite!

So Much Fun!

Oh and I forgot to mention - I didn't pay $159. He said I could have it for $139 and I politely asked him if that was the best he could do? *smile* And when he found out I had AAA he gave it to me for $129 and threw the cot in for free. PLUS as I was standing there a lady came up and asked for a room and he said he had just given away the last room!!!! Thank God!!

All Tucked In

The boys had a hoot in the hot tub and then they all collapsed into bed at 1:30 am and slept like bricks, and here I sit finishing my blog and then I too, will go to bed!!