A few notes from recent days.

The morning after we picked up this bus, IA put two return RV's coming from just south of where we dropped ours, right back to their lot in IA. If we hadn't gotten this bus, we might have gotten a round trip.

At one of our stops at a truck stop, somehow BB got involved with a lady who said she had alzheimer's in the restroom. The lady wasn't sure about a few things in the big stall so BB explained what everything was and how to lock the door. We didn't stick around until she was done, she said she had family waiting outside the area.

Today, Sunday morning. They are remodeling this motel so breakfast is in the hall and in a suite. (Our room Sunday night was bigger than the whole breakfast area.) Food was good, I had both eggs and yogurt again.

Got going at 7:30 local.

1st stop is at the Flying J in Tucumcari. Lots of trucks. I had hoped it would be slow and I could come through the fuel island backwards. Nope. I guess I could have if I had backed into my lane, but I was afraid I would loose the spot if I spent the time and turned around. Only one person ahead of me and at least I can see that he is working on filling his truck. And then he pulls ahead, just far enough for me. Sometimes they don't/can't pull far enough ahead. My fuel tank is in the back of the bus so I need more room than most. They guy next to me is not so lucking. He is 2nd in line when we get there. No one is around the truck at the pump ahead of him, finally after I am done fueling the guy at the pump comes back out and starts washing his windows. Then he pulls ahead ... by the time I leave he is still setting there, blocking the guy behind him.

Thought we might have an issue. As I was ready to leave, someone tried to get in a parking spot ahead of me, that didn't work so he backed up ... blind side facing the trucks and me. He did that twice before someone moved so he could pull ahead. One of the few times it has taken us a half hour fueling. I also had to add a gallon of DEF from a jug because I couldn't get into the pump backwards.

Rest break is in Amarillo at a rest area across from the Flying J.

No scales open in TX. When we get to OK, the scale sign says 'Closed' in red ... until I am a block from the sign and it changes to 'Open' in green. And the next signs flash 'Truck must exit to scale.' So in I go and wait. Trucks are backed up out onto the freeway by the time the line starts moving. They come on over the speaker and clear me before I get stopped on the scale.

A few miles down the road we stop for lunch at the Subway in Loves. I thought I would try to add DEF if the line at the pumps were short. They aren't and they are longer by the time we leave, trucks are even pulling out of line to leave as we leave.

I had the steak and cheese ... without the garlic. They no longer have the garlic.

Next stop is at the Loves in OKC. This time there are open pumps so I swing around and come in backwards and get a good fill on DEF. By the time I get turned around and parked the pumps are full. I park long enough to go in and get my receipt and we are rolling again.

Another two hours and we are in Tulsa. We stay at a new Comfort Inn on the east end of town so we don't have to fit morning rush hour. If there is a morning rush hour in Tulsa. When we had looked last night at motels we saw there were two diners close to the motel. When BB looked today at the reviews, one is only open until 2 PM and the other isn't open on Sundays. So it had looked like we'd walk to Sonic. But when we checked in, the desk clerk said they could call us a free shuttle to the Hard Rock across the freeway.

We took them up on the offer and got the free ride. First thing we see when we walk in is Toby Keiths Grill ... so that is where we ate. BB had her BLT with avocado and I had a meat loaf sandwich. I asked if the beans were spicy, didn't ask about the meat loaf. A little too spicy, not sure I'd get it again. After eating we walked and looked around. BB had mentioned they had a buffet but I didn't see it when we walked in the door so it was forgotten. Maybe next time.

We didn't walk inside too much so when we left we walked back to the motel instead of taking the shuttle. Did see where two people were 'hiding' under the bridge, likely for the night.

When we came there was a car stalled in the travel lane that some people were trying to push out of the way. It looked like the homeless 'guy with the sign' was the guy in charge ???

Our room is huge ... There is more than enough room to put six beds in this room, with the existing furniture and still be able to walk between them.

We ran with no heat today. The up side is we did not have to add any water all day. So that is where the problem is. Tomorrow I get to call and see what, if anything, they want to do about it.

It would be nice to come home for a couple of days after this run, but with nothing on the board we have no way to get back on the road. We'll see what the next two days brings.