Joplin Missouri

Made good time today. Pulled out of our driveway around 7:10 this morning, and into the Drury Inn, here in Joplin, around 5pm. Pretty breezy out today, cold, and sunny. Had a nice view of the Arch in St. Louis as we drove by. Gas at Buc-ees in Springfield, MO., was $1.95/gal. We also paid $2.89/gal just east of St. Louis. Gas prices came back down after we got farther into Missouri. We originally had reservations at the Day's Inn here. And we had planned to eat supper at Texas Roadhouse. However, we passed right by a Drury Inn, right across the street from the Day's Inn, and just before the Roadhouse. Rosanne's best friends stay frequently at Drurys, and like them, especially for the evening meal that is also provided, besides the decent breakfast. We checked their pricing and found them $20 more than the Day's Inn. Now I'm pretty sure, even with my free veteran's meal coupon I still have for Roadhouse, our meal price for Rosanne would have been about $20. Soooo, we decided to try out the Drury. So far, so good. Tonight's meal was pulled pork and buns that you could make your own sliders. Also baked beans, tortilla chips, nacho cheese and hot peppers. So Rosanne and I made nachos out of the pulled pork. Salad, coleslaw, Macaroni & Cheese, Hot dogs and buns, were also available. And a soda machine. Each guest also received coupons for three free drinks. (Beer, wine, some other liquor.) And, nice indoor hot tub here. Day's Inn had an outside pool. It was below 40 degrees outside air temp. lol. So I think we'll start looking at Drury Inns when looking for hotels. 630 miles down today.Læs mere