dayton last month, summer trip booked

My trip to Spain is now officially booked. I leave in mid June and spend 2 1/2 weeks there, including 7 nights on Ibiza. After arriving in Madrid in the evening and crashing for the night, I'll catch a flight to Ibiza and spend 3 nights there. Then I'll come back to Madrid and hook up with the Contiki tour. The tour will include time in Madrid, Barcelona, San Sebastian, and elsewhere, as well as 4 more nights on Ibiza.

I'm such a slacker. I meant to post something here about Dayton a few weeks ago and didn't get around to it. Maybe I'll throw in a few pictures later today. Anyway, the weekend road trip was to Dayton, Ohio. I met a bunch of farkers there at a Frickers bar. There were 50 or 60 of us and after a few hours probably about 40 of us were feeling pretty good. They made a great margarita and of course you can't go wrong with Guinness on tap. We closed the place down and those of us still going headed back to the hotel for a little after party gathering. There I got my first taste of moonshine, which I'm told was a fine example of the craft. It was very classy in its 1 liter plastic water bottle. :p All I can tell you is that it was remarkably smooth for being firewater. I hear the proof was likely 140 or more.

Early in the evening I'd arrived and had a little trouble with the hotel. They told me that even though I had a reservation, a group from the previous night decided to stay an extra night, so there was no room for me. They said that by law they couldn't kick out the previous guests even though the rooms were reserved for others (e.g. ME!). I don't know if that's true or not, but if so, what the hell is with that law? If you decide to stay past your reservation at some hotel, logically finding a room should be YOUR problem. If someone else booked your room, they get it. Why on earth would there be a law that the hotel has to give the room to the person who didn't reserve it? That makes no sense at all...

But anyway, end rant... because the south Dayton Holiday Inn handled it very well. They sent me to the Crown Plaza hotel in downtown Dayton, about 10 minutes away, and paid for my room. Moreover it was a nicer hotel. So I don't get this supposed law, but cheers to the Holiday Inn there for giving me a free room.