Random Traveling Advice

 Here in the middle of my vacation posts I am going to insert this random piece of advice.  This actually comes from Gary.  I think he did this off and on back in the day when he was driving the school bus on field trips for the kids.

When you need to use a restroom while traveling, try to schedule your breaks in towns where there is a court house.  These are public buildings, with public access and public restrooms.  

Here is the Huerfano County Courthouse in Walsenburg, CO.  

Walsenburg was the first stop of the last leg of our Colorado trip before we headed through Kansas.  At the edge of town we gassed up, but the lines in the restrooms were super long.  We all figured the bathrooms there would be fairly gross, plus COVID infections are on the rise.  So we piled back in the car and Gary went looking to see if there was a courthouse in town.

Bingo.

The officer manning the metal detector was away, but the sign said to come on in; so we did.  The facilities were quite nice, there were fascinating pictures and historical stories of the county and town on the walls in the hallways.  It was quiet and peaceful and clean.  Plus they had a full bottle of hand sanitizer on the counter at the metal detector.

Keep this all in mind when you are traveling any distance by car.

You are welcome!

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