continuation of yesterday

We went downtown around 2 because we thought some music etc. was to betin in the afternoon.  It wasn’t. It was about 88 degrees with a very soft breeze.  We finally found a large number of booths showing craft items that I thought would be of interest to Evelyn.  They were but not so much that it alleviated the heat enough.  Things were still not functioning by 3:30, so she could not take it anymore.  I was blessed to find a couple willing to pay for the tickets I had bought last night.  We were back in the motel by around 4.  I dropped Evelyn off and went to The Best Stop for some boudin, crawfish tails, Andouille, and frozen shrimp.  I also stopped for gasoline on the way back.  I had talked with the desk clerk who had agreed I could put my purchases into their large freezer, so I put it in there.  I had a large tub of water, ice packs and now frozen sea food.  We didn’t go out for supper but ate out of the snack bag and refrigerator.  I ate the link of hot boudin I had bought but forgotten to mention above.  Evelyn finished some of the Easter ham she had got from Bonny.  I also finished off the beer I had brought Texas.  We retired a bit earlier than usual.

We were up by 7 and eating breakfast by 7:30.  I had connected the car and trailer last night with some help.  I used the scissors jack I had bought yesterday but needed help.  One of the workers staying at the motel helped me because the trailer needed to be held so it didn’t roll backward and fall off the trailer hitch.  We were successful.  That means we could load early.  We were only driving, so we wore the same clothes as yesterday.  We still had to carry our hanging bags back as well as the suitcases and the stuffed coolers.  It was hot so Evelyn chose to not open the sun roof on our Cadillac.  She had wanted to use it as we drove north but was now afraid it would be too hot.  She was probably right.  Those things don’t block the hot sun.  As we drove, I noticed the check engine light on.  I checked the oil and asked a mechanic at WalMart to see if I really needed to add oil.  He said no and suggested I go to the O’Reily auto store and have the car checked to see why the light was on.  After lunch at Hardees, I went there and a young man reset the computer so we could continue driving.  Had he not done that, it would have stayed on.  By resetting it, I would notice the light’s returning and know something serious was wrong.  We drove straight to Meridian although I wanted to go to a museum.  We loaded the motel room and then went to a local restaurant called The Family Fish Camp.  We had trouble finding the place and wished we had not.  I didn’t think it was worth the effort.  We came back to our room that had been given to us at the employee rate: $25!  This was because I had complained to the previous manager in Lafayette about the TV’s green tint and the non working telephone.  The room here is smaller than his but well worth the price.