Lesson of the Night: Always stay healthy on the road

I intended to arrive in New Orleans tomorrow morning at 5:30, but circumstances changed.

It's interesting how sometimes our bodies don't tell us how tired they are until the last minute. There I was on the bus to Montgomery, Alabama, thinking about the Gulf Coast.

Then, whammo! Cold sweats. As I coaxed my body into making it to Montgomery, I realized I was incredibly dehydrated. It was a very gradual process. Whoops.

Lesson: Always eat well (check) and drink fluids (duly noted) on the road, or your body will get angry and demand rest immediately.

So: Staying in Montgomery at the cheapest Econolodge ever. They gave me the corporate rate, for whatever reason.

UPDATE: It's amazing what water does. Things should be rolling by morning.