20181010 - CA - MO
Car has to be back by 10:45. We don't feel like getting up early so we decide grab breakfast and eat in the car. Great breakfast, good bacon. Instead of just yogurt in the fridge there was also cottage cheese, apple sauce, pineapple and mandarin orange cups. It had stopped raining... From the motel...
20181009 - CA - MO
Breakfast was the usual 'choice' breakfast. We pulled out at 7:30 as planned. 30 miles later we were in line at Cuba at the Blue Beacon. We had about an hour wait there, they had a full crew so they were doing a truck about every 10 minutes. While we were waiting a truck showed up on the board going...
20181008 - CA - MO
This mornings breakfast seemed to be the left overs from the weekend. The gravy looked like it was in the same Crookpot all weekend, with all the old gravy stuck to the sides. I little ham left over from the weekend, but the new stuff was sausage. Different style of eggs, and more options of yogurt....
20181007 - CA - MO
Needed to do my DOT re-start. Stayed in Weatherford all day. It rained. Just before noon we went outside, we could still see the rain onto the puddles but couldn't feel it so we walked to the 'shopping center.' A strip mall with an overhang to walk under. We had planned on just walking to food but t...
20181006 - CA - MO
Usual spread for breakfast, not too crowded in the breakfast area at 6 am. Before going to breakfast I had walked outside to put our first load of stuff in the bus... and to see how much room there was. Lots of room. But when I checked out the person at the front desk said people were leaving by 3 a...
20181005 - CA - MO
Up again before the alarms go off. Breakfast is 'real' eggs, plus the usual other stuff. I wouldn't be surprised if this place is a Rodeway Inn the next time we come through. It's showing it's age and lack of up keep... but that is why it's half the price of the other places we stay at. We'd likely...
20181004 - CA - MO
Another long day... guess I will do these write-ups on my day off, which has been moved to Sunday. Was up and around before the alarm went off, headed down for breakfast a little after 6 AM. But breakfast doesn't start until 6:30 so we walked around for a few minutes and looked at the other buses th...
20181003 - CA - MO
(Not sure why the mapping software puts Santa Nella up by Santa Rosa... We are south of Stockton) >>> this is being written two days later, so some details may be missing <<< The restaurant is open again by the time we get down there 6. We order the usual bacon and eggs, bacon seem...
20181002 - IA to CA
Made to order omelets are included in today’s breakfast. I’m still way to full from yesterday’s meals so I just grab a yogurt and a piece of bacon. BB does have an omelette. We pull out at 7:30 local, next exit we fuel at Cruel Jacks. I only put in the four gallons I think I will need to get to Ev...
20181001 - IA to CA
Breakfast this AM was eggs and bacon, and cranberry juice. I've been getting cranberry juice if they have it as... so far, I have not had any off tasting cranberry juice. Often the apple or orange doesn't taste right. Rolling by 7:30. Lots of stops this AM but that is usual for this route. Our first...
20180930 - IA to CA
Alarm went off at 5:30... I need my 34 hour restart and I logged off at 9 pm Friday night so we can't get going this AM until 7 am. Breakfast looked good, but I just had one cup of yogurt. I am still stuffed from last night, way too much food. A single piece of pie would have done me. From Albert Le...
20180929 - IA to CA
This time when I stayed in town for quarter end, there was work. So I needed to take a day off before heading out, so Saturday was my day off and we headed down as far as Albert Lea. Comfort Inn was our choice. The closest for a good price. I wasn't hungry after being well fed at my brothers, but BB...
20180921 - IA to CA
At the last minute we decided to set the alarm an hour earlier. Good thing we did. We dropped the car less than 15 minutes before our cut off time. Basic Choice breakfast before leaving the hotel. Stopped to top off the fuel tank in Clear Lake at the Flying J, this is the cheapest fuel we were going...
20180920 - IA to CA
Awoke from my dream just after the third trailer in a set of triples came to a stop after crossing the oncoming traffic. I was in a car next to it when it happened (in my dream) Usual breakfast, got going early. Lots of fog this morning. I thought it would be too dry for fog. First stop is just an h...
20180919 - IA to CA
Mostly an uneventful day. Plenty of breakfast before we left. We had to wait until they were setup before going down. The alarm had been set for 5:30 but we were both up by 4:30. I'm working on getting a new host for my website but couldn't find all the info, but they finally got things figured out....
20180918 - IA to CA
We are both up early but no need to, we can't pick up our car before 8 am. Breakfast had bacon... plus the other usual stuff. Oh, this room was to be over a $100 again last night but we used points because it was only 8,000. Usually the only room you can get for 8,000 points is at a Rodeway or Econo...
20180917 - IA to CA
Wow! Blinding... I walk out of the bathroom at the hotel and BB has opened the shades and the sun is just at ground level. As usual, our breakfast is at Mels. Some of the staff is same as before (we are getting to know the staff at some of these places) When I filled last, my fuel range was a few mi...
20180916 - IA to CA
We were up before breakfast was supposed to be served... now I remember yesterday. At the Comfort Inn in Sidney we were down a half hour before breakfast was supposed to start. Us and a whole bunch of other people. Taking what ever food was set out. I was OK, we were going to have a buffet at noon s...
20180915 - IA to CA
Breakfast yesterday was a long time ago... (I don't remember) When we are doing our morning RV check I notice someone in a car close by sitting up, taking off their shades, look around and then pull out. That nights rest didn't cost him much... where'd he stay? The Comfort Inn... just not inside the...
20180914 - IA to CA
Lots of food for breakfast, eggs, sausage, potatoes, hash, biscuits and gravy. Didn't need that much, buffet for lunch. Nothing new in the last couple of weeks between Des Moines and Omaha. Now we know our exit is no longer '2' but '50.' Haven't looked up yet why that change was made. When we pull o...
20180913 - IA to CA
We need to attend a safety meeting twice a year to receive our bonus pay based on miles driven. If we hadn't stayed in town for this meeting we could have been back on the road Sunday. No motel breakfast this AM, they will feed us twice at the meeting. We get to Forest City before 8 am. Sign in star...
20180912 - IA to CA
Last night after the office closed they put out a bunch more RV's so now there are RV's going to West Sacramento again. No little Travato's like BB likes to drive but both small and big ones. We at 8 am and keep calling until we get through. We aren't the 1st ones but we do get our run. The board we...
20180904 - CA to MN
I ate a little more for breakfast this AM knowing it would be a later lunch. So both eggs and yogurt. Running a little late but still pulled out of the lot a little after 7:15. No traffic issues, no extra stops. 1st stop was in Forest City to pick up our van. BB had to use the restroom and then chec...
20180903 - CA to MN
Breakfast in the former Denny's. This place was attached to a Denny's and back then we got fresh food made to order. Denny's has been gone for three months and they are serving the usual motel breakfast foods. The person I asked didn't know if anything was going to replace Denny's. The parking lot f...
20180902 - CA to MN
They did have fireworks in town last night but we were both sleeping by dark. Breakfast was the usual, mine was just yogurt. Front desk clerk was busy so I didn't catch her to take off the safe charge so they got an extra $1.50 out of me last night. First stop was Rock Springs for fuel. Flying J. Al...
20180901 - CA to MN
Went to bed early (west coast time) last night so we were up by 5 am. The only reason we needed to get going that early was our NV permit. It is for 24 hours and we entered the state at 11:30 so we needed to be out of the state by 11:30. We made it with 45 minutes to spare. Breakfast is at the Model...
20180831 - CA to MN
We had thought of getting going by 6:30, then decided that would just put us into rush hour traffic and cost us time. So we got going an hour later and hit almost no traffic delays. Breakfast was real eggs, but for me it was yogurt. I commented to the desk clerk when I was checking out about the foo...
20180830 - CA to MN
Got a bus back to MN:) We started the day the same way yesterday ended, at Mel's Diner. Breakfast at 5 am local. One egg, two slices of bacon and potatoes. The sun is not quite up as we pull out of the parking lot. The rest area halfway to Sacramento is still closed... through the end of the month.....
20180829 - IA to CA
Up and eating breakfast by 6 am. When we were looking at the breakfast items, BB noticed the eggs had cheese in them and made a comment about it. The help offered to make her one without cheese, but it would take 10 minutes so she passed. There were also hard boiled eggs if she really wanted eggs. G...
20180828 - IA to CA
First morning of eating less, just yogurt instead of yogurt, eggs and sausage. Could see the bright red sun rising this morning off the reflection of someones trucks. So up by sunrise. Our 1st planned stop was to be the Port of Entry to get our permits. It was closed due to road construction. Our 2n...
20180827 - IA to CA
Woke up this morning to the alarm clock that someone else had set. We are out of practice, that is something we always used to check before going to bed. Interesting shower, the door was weighted and wanted to stay open. Had to jam a towel in it to get it to say shut. Breakfast included eggs, sausag...
20180826 - IA to CA
1 pm - Stopped for lunch at Burger King in Northwoods. On the way to Forest City we meet to buses going to MSP. That would be really nice to get one coming right back home, I will check in in the morning to let dispatch know we are on our way. 1:30 pm - Got to Forest City. Good news, pay has gone up...