Hiya Darlin',
Finally did have a great night sleep, yay! Finished my packing, had Luis, who is one of the stable hands here and who will be looking after Lola, feed her on his own today in case he had any questions, went down and gave the horses some mints, though I had to walk partway into the pasture before they would come to me. They're used to it being in the evening, but I need them to do it in the morning when I'm likely to be loading up, and eventually they came around. Finally left for the airport at around 12:30, and before I drove the 90 minutes to the airport, I had two notifications of delay, with the last one almost an hour later than the original departure. CLT was VERY crowded, and when I first drove in, the signs seemed to indicate that I needed a reservation for Long-term parking, so I stopped in the cell lot to do that, but their website only listed the two most expensive options next to the terminal. I finally saw a sign that said LT2 was open, so I slid into that and managed to find a spot not too far from a bus stop. The flight was uneventful, the drinks and dinner were good, I managed to get two movies in, one with Mark Wahlberg about endurance racing (not horses) and a dog, based on a true story. The second was a documentary about the wild horses and burros and how poorly the BLM is managing them, very sad, but beautiful film of the wild horses. Arrived just before 7:00, finally claimed my one giant duffel bag and headed out to get a Lyft. Yup, no airport shuttle. I think this is the first trip I've ever taken to Vegas and stayed in a hotel that didn't have a shuttle. They also don't have any USB outlets in the room, and when I walked into the room, was stunned that it was 96 degrees. I'm not kidding, that's what the thermostat read. Of course, I immediately turned the AC on, though I was told by the front desk that it's motion activated, so it supposedly came on when I walked in, but still. How long is it going to take to drop the temperature 30 degrees? I was hoping to get to bed early, but I'm going to have to wait until it gets cooler. I left the door open, since it's cool in the hallway, so hopefully it won't take too long, but seriously. Ninety-six? That's a bit of a reach. I could see 80 degrees to save costs, but this is ridiculous. Anyway, doesn't matter, I'm here now, and I'm looking forward to a shower and a good night sleep. Good night, babe! Love you!
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