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June 2nd:

In Lexington, we stayed at a Red Roof Inn, known for cheap rates, marginal rooms and questionable housekeeping but excellent wheelchair accessibility.
On the night before we checked out, a drunk but honest young man pounded on our door and confessed that he accidentally dropped a full beer can off his balcony and dented our van parked outside the room.

I looked outside at the dented van. It was someone else’s van. Our van was parked two spots down.

Our next stop was Erie, PA and a Quality Inn, which was supposed to be accessible. We took a big step up in price ($129) but somehow ended up with similar questionable cleanliness and less accessibility.

Our portable shower chair would not work on the toilet or the bathtub.. We made it work by doing manual bathroom transfers (which means I pick Justin up and move him around). There was a flimsy bath stool that made things a bit easier.

The highlight of our evening in Erie was dinner in Little Italy at a small Italian restaurant. BYOB was the only option, and we were unprepared, so one of the workers volunteered to run up the street to the liquor store with our $20 bill and buy a bottle of red wine for dinner. He showed excellent judgment. Our dinner was delightful, and the service was excellent in all respects.

After dinner we drove down to the lakefront, ate some soft serve ice cream and watched the sunset.

Except for the motel, we liked Erie, but our final destinations were north of the border.