 Hey friends today We are continuing our 12 days till Christmas countdown and we are just four days away four more days till Christmas And I am driving from Florida to Pennsylvania. We are on the road I'm going to see my mom and sister for Christmas and I stopped at south of the border And I figured I'd start the vlog up from here because I stayed here last night at Pedro's pleasure dome And it was incredible and I can't wait to share my experiences with you because this is amazing and Give you a little room tour. So we're gonna hit the open road do a little motel room tour and have a beautiful Travel kind of day any hoos Let's go do this South of the border has been a tradition for me and Gracie for years And we're finally gonna stay at the south of the border motor and I love it Pedro's pleasure dome South of the border is like a roadside attraction or a tourist attraction Right on the line between North Carolina and South Carolina and it's supposed to be if you're driving past it you're entering in the South and It has seen better days. It's been around since the 1940s and it's run down horrible reviews I mean they have stores. They have an arcade. They have a like a gigantic sombrero But the motel itself everyone's like you don't want to stay there, but I do I love this stuff I mean, I've always wanted to stay here and it was only $78. So I know what I'm getting myself into no knock I mean, they're doing what they can especially since it's been around 1940s And if people aren't upkeeping it then it kind of you know goes downhill, but I like it because it makes it more abandoned I asked the front desk if they would give me their best Accommodations and I said I like something with the view. So I ended up getting a nice little pool view and Yeah, these are the motels here. I'm gonna give you a room tour Look at this I even got a nice little ice machine right outside my door and then a Pepsi machine here and then this little corner over here This is my room. This one right here. This one is 115 And this is the room next to me, but I don't think anybody's in there. Looks like they're getting something there is that a little fridge and my door is kind of special because it's A little loose. So I haven't opened up a little bit, but here's the room tour Look at Gracie sitting on the bed here. Now. I'll be honest. I have stayed in worse motels before than this and in fact I think I've lived in worse places than this and please absolutely no shade on south of the border I feel like this is a historical roadside attraction and it's been a tradition for me I have I absolutely love this place. I know a lot of people always say it's run down But I think that's what makes it so special. So even though I'm pointing out some things like I said I've definitely stayed in worse places and you get what you pay for This was a seventy eight dollar a night room at three in the morning. So, uh, yeah My room actually has two doors We have this door and then that door that takes us out the other side We have two beds Gracie's on this one right here got a nice little wall AC I love the brick the brick is very nice the hardwood floors. I also appreciate The art on the walls the decor It's amazing in here and then we got a nice little bathroom. The one thing that concerned me about the bathroom. I think are The cigarette burns on the tub here as me and Gracie were kind of just discovering all of the Hidden amenities inside the room. We did find this random dirty bar soap Behind the door. I think there's a bunch of ants on it, too Last night was one of the craziest nights actually staying here because when I checked in I saw a bunch of cats out front and they were near their motel and I asked one of the guys I'm like, hey, what's up with those cats and he was just like all they live here Don't let them in the room and I was like, oh ha ha funny funny Not funny not funny at all I'll show you because I woke up in the middle of night and Gracie was freaking out and I'm like what's going on? And I grabbed the camera just so I could film it to show you Gracie is freaking out right now because the cats are Trying to get into the room. They're outside the door Klon trying to get in here. I can hear them No, what are you doing? You almost snuck in on me, didn't you? I'm looking outside here. Oh boy There's somebody right there Those cats were like a whirlwind of emotions for me because I'm just laying in bed And then all of a sudden I hear Gracie like bark and then I heard something at the door And I was like what the heck was that I got so scared And I was like oh my lord, so then I start going over to the door and I open up the door And I'm like oh my god, what is it and then it's just a bunch of cats and I start getting all like happy I'm like, oh look at the cat look at him. I'm like girl look at this and then I'm like wait I'm sad. I was like why are they why are they at the door? I'm like they want food that maybe they want to come in the room So then I had to go off front and I asked one of the workers. I was like, hey there's a bunch of cats hanging by my room and The worker he's like he's like he's like don't feed the cats and I was like well looks like they're hungry They and he was like they have a home They live across the street and they just come over to the motel and I'm like what I like and I'm like yeah And he's like you'll see there's food all outside from all the cats People just put food out there and the cats come out and they literally come but they literally live next door So they're like wild cats that leave their house come over and eat at south of the border and then go home That's what he told me and I was like, oh, that makes me kind of happy. They just look like they're pretty pretty cats They look like very well maintained. I love all of the brochures they have inside of the room places to eat here at south of the border They have hot tamale the peddler steakhouse ice cream fiesta Then they've got places to shop look at Mexico shop West and then Attractions of 300 foot tall Sombrero Observation tower and then a reptile lagoon and then they've got fireworks. Oh, we have free internet access, too But honestly, I mean if you're just on the road just like me and Gracie on the road again And you need a nice little room, you know, this is perfect Especially if you're on a budget every other hotel. I checked like on the way up here that was pet friendly They were like 200 300 dollars a night and here like I said $70 70 bucks I think that's a steal. Look at everything we got Now that we have showed you the room a little bit I think it's time to hit the road We're gonna start making our way back up 95 and I think we've got About 10 or 11 hours to go 10 or 11 more hours ago. I think I already drove 7 so we'll be Roughly around 20 hours Maybe if we stop a lot with Gracie especially on this one I mean, I like taking her to each state and like letting her like walk around and also It's cool for her to be able to say that she peed in every single state. I'm sure she's gonna tell all of her friends that But yeah, we're gonna hit the road on the road again I love all the statues around here. This is the hotel where the motel itself. Look, it says plate Pedro's pleasure dome right on the the front here. It also has an indoor pool. Oh It says leisure. Oh wait, it's this pleasure. It's missing the bee It says be here and then leisure over here. Well, leisure leisure over here The main lobby kind of reminds me of the contemporary look at this and This is why they call it Pedro's pleasure going because they have a gigantic dome That is an in indoor pool lounge area. This actually looks really nice for a motel. I Can knock it over just how amazing this place is I look at everything and I just get excited everything's run down It's almost abandoned and it's been like this for a very long time and every single time I come back It's just getting worse and worse and better and better It's the best I Kind of want to just give you guys a drive around and show you how amazing this place is look at Pedro's Myrtle Beach Shop right here. This place has a great white shark in there. I Love it so much. I Recently started watching Yellowstone and now I basically want to be a cowboy. It's taken over my whole entire personality I've been listening to country music non-stop me and crazy have been jamming out to some country music I wish I can't wait till we get up here. We get froggy 101 once we get back into Pennsylvania froggy 101 Crockett You know what like my chicken fried a cold beer on a Friday night a pair of jeans if it just right and the radio Of course we had a stop to Gracie's favorite little dog park here in Ronoke Rapids we come here all the time. It's at the visitor center She is familiar with this. She knows it like she's been at this dog park This random dog park like probably I'd say ten times. I Know right? We needed to take a quick break because I needed to upload the video that I was putting out for tomorrow This yeah, yeah, yeah for tomorrow So we stopped at Fairfield because they have the best uploaded internet speeds And if you're a Marriott Bomboy member you get to just come and use it So he and Gracie just hanging out hanging out doing some work doing the stuff I feel like a busy busy person. I'm on the road. I'm editing. I got Gracie with me Grace is not impressed. I'm pretty sure we're in Fairfield in Virginia somewhere We're in Virginia You doing Gracie's watching that door She hasn't took her eyes off of it once Except for now It's taking me a lot longer than I'm like used to I think it's just maybe I'm just tired You know, I'm just beaten exhausted. So I'm like, oh, yeah, let's stop Gracie I think I'm wanting to stop more than Gracie actually so I'm like, oh man I might have to stop and get another hotel tonight. Yeah. Oh, I don't even I could power through it But by the time I get to my mom's house, it's gonna be like 11 30 So what would be the point to stay awake just to get there for 11 30 when I can just go to bed? Rest to wake up early in the morning and then be there at like 11 a.m We stopped at the Virginia welcome center, Virginia is for lovers Gracie I like how they have the nice little love photo opportunity and look at the sunset that's happening behind us This has been a very beautiful drive And I'm hoping that all the time lapses that I'm doing are actually working because I don't know what I'm doing But I hope it comes out good We're stopping at Chick-fil-A Gotta get ourselves some grilled nuggies Well, it's Chick-fil-A's right next to a kind of lodge. I Am covered in Gracie dog hair. I picked a bad day to wear all black and then also I rented this SUV and It's all black too. So it's black leather. Luckily, it's pet friendly But I if I don't get it like a deep cleaning then I'm probably gonna get charged a fee because of Gracie's hair She's got it all over the place and it's it's literally standing out because it's white and black It's the meal of champions one Chick-fil-A nugget for me one for Gracie What's this cold weather and PA get India, huh? Welcome to Pennsylvania Gracie. How long's it been? Not that long Well, we made it to Pennsylvania but sadly I had a throw in the towel and I think Gracie did too I'm just whooped and I figured why just drive all the way up to my mom's house and just get there tired and Just pass out. I might as well just Stop now get some rest and then wake up all fresh all ready to go and Start the day from there So that's what we did and we found a nice little hotel Right next to Hershey Park like Hershey Park is literally right outside the door and I'm so excited but I think that is gonna do it for today and It's been a long one. I'm ready to actually go to bed and Kind of rest up because we have so many amazing things planned. I can't wait to show you guys I want to have my whole family together for the holidays. It's gonna be amazing and I kind of just I Want to share it, you know what I mean? I want to I also want to have it as like a digital Memory book, you know, so I can always look back on it and yeah, so anyways, I hope you enjoyed the video I enjoyed making it tomorrow look forward towards another video and I think we're I don't even know what day it is anymore Holy moly today is the 21st Four days away to Christmas. So tomorrow We're gonna be three days away till Christmas. Holy moly. I gotta get some sleep. Good night This is the hotel we got for the night Gracie is just so happy to sit down and go to sleep. You're probably exhausted. Huh? I know she stayed up with me She did it was great. She didn't go to bed once. She was like, oh, no, I don't think she did it for me though But I like to think she did it for me, but isn't this a nice little room got a sofa over there and then this Really funny cabinet. Yes. Oh I like that That's how you utilize storage space right there a little tiny machine. Yeah The view is beautiful I like it a lot Tomorrow we'll see what else we get done. We'll see what else we're gonna do kind of just taking it day by day I wasn't expecting on stopping, but I don't know how used to do this drive in one trip I think I'm getting old. It was my birthday just two days ago. I Went outside and I can see Gracie for my room. Look at her in there sitting on the bed. I Can see you there