Roads were just fine, and we arrived at our hotel, The Best Western Plus Kelly Inn and Suites. We stayed here before and liked it just fine. Booked it through Airmiles, as they now have expiry dates on miles one has accumulated.
The managers reception was on when we arrived, we didn't have lunch so a little snack was great. Free beer and/or wine, meatballs, cheese platter, garlic cheese toast, pretty good.
A tiny bit warmer than Winnipeg, but not a lot. Wind is pretty wicked.
Had some running around to do. I had previously purchased a Tmobile hotspot from Ebay, brand new with a new sim card in a sealed package. I phoned Tmobile to get the sim card activated, but I was informed the sim card is on "the cold list". That means because it was not purchased directly from Tmobile or one of their authorized dealers, they will not activate it. What a rip off! Just another way to get some $$. It is their product and brand new.
So Katie and I tried to find a Tmobile store to get a new sim card. No store in Grand Forks or Fargo, matter of fact no Tmobile stores in North Dakota period. Great! what marvelous service.
Funny part is I have had a Tmobile Sim Card for prepaid calls not data for a couple of years. I only have to top it up once a year for $10. Works just fine, just stick it in my unlocked phone and good to go.
We have a Tmobile store close to us in Texas, but that doesn't do us much good here.
Oh well, another lesson learned.
Breakfast continental breakfast at this Hotel for tomorrow...Scrambled eggs, Bacon, and Hash Browns...nice!
Off to Council Bluffs tomorrow, about a seven hour drive.
more later....
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