Saint Petersburg to Lakeland.

Left Saint Petersburg after having dinner with Sami's daughter, son-in-law, grand daughter and Grandma Bevy heading to Melbourne with a gorgeous sunset in our rear view mirrors.

Realized after covering many miles that it was a exhausting day emotionally and spiritually so we stopped in Lakeland for the night.

Same searched Expedia on her phone for the best deals on hotels and we found Howard Johnson's to be the place to stay cause Motel 6 was too sketchy for $55. H.J. was only $39 via Expedia and $45 at the front desk, so we booked it online and grabbed our key to unload for the evening.

Now we gotta admit, Howard Johnson's was rated 3 stars, once we Sami killed cockroach in the bathroom and we saw Continental Breakfast in the morning, plus the fact that the free WiFi only worked in the lobby we knew why.

Aside from the monster hair ball I yanked outta the drain and the cockroach, it was clean and comfortable enough especially when I saw Luigi the lizard munching on a fresh kill outside.

That morning the sunrise was beautiful and we got a fresh start early to Melbourne.Read more