I drove into Sonora about 10:15 on Saturday night, May 4, from a couple hours to the southeast, where I had some business to take care of that weekend. There was a Cinco de Mayo festival in progress, and I could hear the Tejano bands playing right down the road from the Super 8 at the county civic center. They were supposed to play til 1 am, so I definitely would've gone down and checked it out. (Next year I will, and so should you. And there's lots of other outdoorsy stuff to do in that part of Texas: caverns, kayaking, camping, hunting, bird-watching.) But unfortunately I was no sooner in my room than a violent electrical storm hit town from the west. I learned next day the fiesta-goers had had to cut it short and pack up all their booths and activities. There was incessant lightning and some of it hit really close. The skies opened, I reckon Sonora probably got 3" of rain in the next hour. That's a lot for that part of the country, so it's always welcome. But it was quite a spectacle, so I just stood in the doorway of my [fortunately east-facing] room and marveled. But enough of the travel/weather drama. My room was just immaculate, far better-kept than I'm accustomed to in budget hotels - even if they are on the interstate. Everything - the floors, the bathroom, the fridge, the bed - was spotless. It was five-star housekeeping at a 'budget' motel! The housekeeper even left her name on a card: 'Rosea, C.' It was so nice, I'll look for excuses to stop at the Sonora Super 8 on future travels.
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