Way too much food last night, didn't sleep well. So this AM breakfast was just yogurt.

Hope this doesn't jinx us but we have been really lucky on the road. Neither of us have gotten really sick.

Plan is to get to the customer by 8 AM so we can be sitting there with our car when they start checking drivers in at 9 AM.

After breakfast we had walked out to the 'dirt lot' to see if it was solid enough to turn around in. It looked like it was, so when we were ready to go, I headed that way to turn around, that's when I saw there was a 2nd entrance to the truck lot. And it would take us up to a light so we wouldn't have to cross two directions of traffic ... and the entrance to the motel was very steep, I was worried about scraping the bottom on the way out.

As soon as we were on the street, the low fuel light came on and the gauge dropped to E. 7 miles to go with a range of 50 miles, so I wasn't too worried. Just not a good feeling.

Only down side is that BB hadn't followed me. She decided to turn around where we were so she had to turn around twice to exit the lot the way we did. Still was better than dodging traffic.

The gas station we picked was on the correct side of the road, but not laid out real great. I thought I would pull around in front by the station so I was pointing out, but I couldn't make that short of turn from the highway. So I found a spot and drive in, then would have to back out. BB had to turn around, backing up twice to get to the pump she wanted. Plan had been to leave one RV there and go get the car. No room here so we headed to the RV dealer.

BB got ahead of me and missed the turn, not sure where she turned around but I was following her and went up to the airport to turn around. Some guy was pointing to our turn as I went past but I wanted to stick with BB and then left her anyway.

The drop had told me 'Go to the end of the street, turn around and park there.' So I kept following the street and it never did end. BB didn't know what was said so she stopped where she saw the signs. So we parked one RV there and went to the airport, it was less than two miles away. The Hertz 'shop' was right across the street from the RV dealer, but they weren't renting cars from there. Dropped BB off where we thought the cars were, next to baggage. She walked from one end of the terminal to the other before she saw a sign where she came in ... Rental Cars across the street in the parking ramp.

Once I got to the lot I called the number on the sign. 3 or 4 people were out there checking us in by 8:30, we were checked in and gone by 9 AM.

Called dispatch for today's run as soon I had called the RV dealer letting them know we were here. I got a run going to NE. So as soon as the paperwork was signed, we headed out.

Stopped once for lunch at the Cook Out in Concord. This location didn't have indoor seating, just drive-thru and walk up service. So we took our half hour and ate in the car. Did get a malt to split.

Four hours later we were in Creedmoor picking up my truck. We'd been here before so we knew the routine. Found the truck but couldn't get the storage doors open. It looks like you might have to tilt the box to release the latch. So we have most all of our stuff in the cab. Tight fit.

And this one is a stick shift, haven't had one of those for quite a while. Forgot that it was a couple of times.

About 15 miles back we at Durham we drop the Hertz rental car. This truck actually had fuel, I think the last one I wasn't sure I would get to the gas station a mile away. Because I didn't have to stop, I got to Hertz before BB and had to find a place to park. First issue was I forgot which side of the street it was on and missed it. Had to do a late U-turn at a 'Y' in the road ... in front of a cop. Then I thought I could go around their building. It looked like it from the satellite view. But that view didn't show the fence and the gate. So I had to drive through someone used car lot and park in the driveway.

Opps, forgot to call dispatch so no I will have to wait at the fuel stop for money so I can fuel. I have money, we just get a discount if we use the company card and we haven't been leaving an money on it. I guess from now on we will.

Truck stop wasn't too busy so plenty of place to park. It only takes a couple of minutes for the money to hit the account. This was at a Flying J in Graham. Along this route there are lots of Pilots that used to be Hess. They took them over about five years ago when Speedway bought out Hess, now sure if Pilot owns them or just manages them.

This truck is tacking out 2,100 rpms at 55 mph. That is how fast I drove it the first 15 miles. Since that I have had the cruise set at 60, not sure I want the tac running at over 2,500 which is where it will be at 65 mph. And like the last one of these. No get up and go and likely no guts on the hills.

One chipper from another driveaway company passed me. There had also been one other driver picking up when I did but I didn't get close enough to him to talk to him.

Two hours later we are in Hickory at the Quality Inn. No good parking spots the first time around the lot so the second time I parked the first place I would fit. Seen later that a big pickup made use of my extra space by taking up half the 'empty' space between us. Met a guy with a pickup and trailer looking for a spot. He ended up at the Cracker Barrel next door parking. Not sure if he got the OK for that or not.

We walked next door to the Cracker Barrel to eat, first they weren't sure if they had roast beef for my French Dip and then it took a half hour for time to get it to us. Someone who was next in line behind us had their food 15 minutes earlier.