There were very few motels, but I did find one with decent rates and rented a room for the week. I figured that would give me time to decide if I liked the city, and to find an affordable apartment. If neither of those things happened, I’d move on.
I unpacked the car and arranged to leave the larger of Mick’s cases in the motel’s safe. The rest of my bags I lugged up to my room on the second floor. The first thing I did was put Mick’s other case and my laptop in the room safe. Then I unpacked, hanging my clothes or putting them in the dresser. I took my personal items out of the shaving kit, then squeezed it into what little room was left in the safe before setting the combination and locking it.