After two weeks of appointments of various kinds we are back on the road. Called Thursday morning and picked two runs going to Tucson. A couple of days ago it didn't show any cheap cars coming out of Phoenix anymore, but now there are again but we are still going to Tucson.

Stopped on the way out of town to get a whole bunch of blood work done. Then ate at Burger King as we left town.

Somewhere between there and the border we saw a semi slowing on the frontage road before going under a bridge. Bridge is posted at 13 foot, most semi's are 13'6". He was still sitting there as long as I could see him. Also right there it is narrow between the railroad base and the freeway. They even have a cement median between the two roads, the only place he was going was in reverse ... maybe a mile.

Got to Forest City after 9, no other drivers heading out the whole time we were there. It took us our usual hour. Then we both stopped at Casey's for fuel instead of Pilot. Diesel was cheaper, gas was the same.

Headed to Pilot / Subway for an early lunch. There were four transport RV's sitting there when we got there. They were still there when we left, we did no go talk to them.

Usual stop at the rest area before Ankeny.

We had gone back and forth about how far we should get tonight. We have plenty of time and can't deliver until Monday. Once we got to Ankeny we decided to go past Kansas City. Because we were going past we split up our stops differently.

We stopped in Eagleville at the rest area before stopping for fuel in Kearney. QT was cheapest of diesel, I should have gone to the Pilot and gotten my discount but didn't. Then we went to the Arbeys for food.

While eating we looked at the motels ahead. They had been expensive, now they were gone. No vacancies other than the bottom of the line. IF we had gotten past KC we could have made it to Tucumcarri ... instead of Dalhart and the trains.

So, it was only 5 PM but we stopped in Kearney for the night at the Quality Inn.

Work is back down under 150.

We have this quick trip, back in town for another appointment and event. Then leave again on Sunday the 10th and back on the 20th so someone can survey our yard. Then we will be back in town until likely the 20th of July ... after that we have nothing planned. So far.