Day 93: The La Plata Express

Next day he walked about 10 miles north to Atlanta (MO) in search of a convenience store. The woman there gave him a free, couple-day-old pizza from the hot case that she would otherwise have given to the local kids. He felt a little scuzzy about that, but ate the pizza.

The Fool watched a bunch of old fellers scratching off lottery tickets that cost more than their total lifetime winnings, but they seemed to be having a good time.

He left Atlanta and headed up the road to La Plata. There he found a train-themed motel called The Depot Inn, possibly a popular local event destination. He got the celebrity treatment (read: $40 discount) from the friendly clerk, and spent a pleasant night in Car C.