Mile 2287

End of Day 7.

All of yesterday, it was there mocking me. Sitting in my motel room was a little flier from a local restaurant. "Warning", it said, "If you travel, but always eat the same food, are you really traveling? Don't waste another day, eat local. Present this coupon for a free appetizer, NO STRINGS ATTACHED!"

Of course it's right, that was the whole point of rule #2, I completely agree. PLUS, free appetizer! The problem? The restaurant in question was over 6 miles away, across pedestrian un-safe roads and bridges. So I sat there yesterday, eating my Perkins and Casino food, regretting that the one restaurant that I MUST eat at was just out of reach. So today, after I took a taxi to the mechanic's, and stuffed my stuff in the Beetle (The new oil pan hadn't arrived yet), I matched to the center of town to eat at that beckoning restaurant. The food was really just standard stuff, burgers, sandwiches, steaks, chili, but it was good. And when they mean free appetizer, they mean a real appetizer. I ended up with three meals because I accidentally ordered a sandwich, which came with a BOWL of chili, and then asked for the Mega Nachos, and got enough mega Nachos to feed two people.

Afterwards, I wondered around downtown for a bit, two used book stores, A comic book store, a music store still selling vinyl...

Then it got the call, the Beetle was fixed, no problem. No engine damage. So I hoofed it back, and proceeded to drive the last 100 miles or so to my final destination. And now I'm here.

Trip Completed.