Ring ...

Shortly before 6 AM local my cell phone rings, it's a number I have programed but I thought it was a dispatcher. Nope, it was they guy I have been helping farm. He said last year that it was his last year. Guess not. Timing might work out, sort of. We'd like to stay close to home for the next few weeks ... but shortly after this call we got an email 'begging' for drivers who can go to Canada. They have 125 units that require passports. Within a couple of hours the total RV's out of IA was up around 200. Another month end dump.

First stop was at the POE in AZ. ALL dispatchers have been forcing us to put our plates on the rear of what we are moving. I ran 15+ years with it in the front window and it was never an issue, but now they must be mounted on the rear. SO ... when I go in to get my permit, they are complaining that they couldn't see my plate because it was not in the front window ... and one of them walked out to make sure it was mounted on the rear.

While I was stopped I called the wash, good there. Called the drop, only got machines. Called dispatch, never did call me back. I finally called him again from the next stop.

Stopped in Beaver for lunch at Wendy's. Got one large chili, don't need a large. One small is enough. No I am past all but the last CNG stop in UT, but that last one is where dispatch says I should stop.

And now I have stopped there and never left. The pump had been down, but was up and running when I pulled in. One truck ahead of me, he moved his truck (mistake) and drove across the block to Arbey's. While he was gone, four cars/pickups came and fueled. Each one got about 5 gallon, but I wasn't going to fuel until the truck did. The truck only got 5 gallon and left. Over the course of the next FOUR HOURS we filled a total of five times and still are not full. I will try one last time in the AM before we leave. I did call dispatch and asked if I couldn't do a partial fuel in Grand Junction. Nope, it has to be in UT.

Plan had been to be at the wash at 8 AM, that is what I told the guy when I called. Then we would pickup the car and then drop before noon. Now we are still in Richfield, four hours from the drop.

We had thought we were going to be dropping early enough that we could make it home before dark Friday night. Not any more.

This leg of the trip is turning into a 'paid vacation.' But will we remember to not stay over the weekend waiting for work?

Weather is nice, sights are beautiful.