More from yesterday ... when we left Clear Lake there were 2 mixers / transporters at the Kum and Go, across the street at the Pilot there were a few RVs. Did see a few others on the highway, no more of our RV's though.

After we checked into the motel we went for a half hour walk. Saw a couple of DOT cops head to our motel, was watching to see if they were looking for us, they weren't.

At the Outback, I had two kinds of soup and BB had veggies and fish. We turned down a free desert, not sure why it was offered.

TODAY

From Ankeny to Ogallala on our way to Davis.

Down for breakfast right after it opened. The food area looked awful bare today. This is a new place, just opened a year or so ago, always nice but maybe not much traffic.

Ready to roll at daybreak, cops stayed the night and still at the motel when we left.

Des Moines rush hour traffic is three lanes each way going the speed limit. No issues.

Just west of town there is an east bound scale, lots of trucks getting inspected, might have been why 'our' cops were in town.

Still no cruise, but the other 'assist's' stuff was driving me nuts so I found out how to shut most of it off. Still can't get the 'wind' one shut off. If the wind hit's me coming out from under a bridge, the computer applies the brakes, 10 mph slower, and it sounds like something is falling off the RV. So now not only do I need to deal with weather and crazy drivers, I also need to fight with the computer.

Before I got things shut off, the computer would try to get me back in my lane if I got near the solid white line. Sometimes I am TRYING to go over the white line to give wide loads more room.

Not much new in IA, other than the towns are expanding and the fields are shrinking.

1st stop was Adair at the rest area. It would have been 150 or so miles to Omaha without the stop and we have lots of time.

The last scale west bound on I-80 was open, first time ever that I think it's been open for me, but the light stayed green so we didn't even stop on the scale.

2nd stop, new stop, just west of Omaha for fuel, at the Quick Trip (not a Kwik Trip.) We had been stopping at the Pilot in Council Bluffs but last time we had to add extra miles to get out of there because of the road construction. Road construction is done west bound. Nice, extra lanes. Ramp to I-29 south was closing at noon today for about a month but I'm not sure I have ever used that ramp.

Our other fuel stop had been a BP by the Sapp's in West Omaha, but we decided to try the new QT. Fuel islands are about the same size but it might be a little easier to get in and out of. This location also have truck islands. AND hot dogs, I counted about 150 hot dogs on the rollers when we were there, more than 150 other roller food items too. I think the roller food area is about as big at the QT in north Des Moines too.

Both west bound scales in Nebraska were open but they are 'Exit only if directed' and we don't even weight enough to trip the scales so we kept sailing on by. New Perkins by our Quality Inn in Lincoln so that will be nice.

3rd stop was the Iron Skillet in York. We got there right at 11 and that seems to be when the breakfast food is gone and the noon food doesn't get out until 11:30. It's getting harder to eat at the buffets. I can't eat fish and now I am trying to stay away from salad until my blood gets back where it is supposed to me. So I ate lots of deserts ... and was really tired later ... any connection?

After York we had our longest stretch of the day. Two and a quarter hours.

4th stop is at a Casey's in Cozad, Fuel was the same price there as Ogallala and we are bucking a cross wind so the mileage has not been great. I am really getting tired of the computers on this rig. NOT the relaxing trips I am used to. Can't top off these rigs, I like to round it to even money, nope, $.10 and I was running it on the ground.

5th and final stop at Ogallala. Quality Inn. This time the heater would only run on high ... or off. So we had to switch rooms. This place used to be a Country Inn among other things. Now half of it sits empty. There also used to be a Country Kitchen attached, that got replaced by a Denny's and now that is gone too.

So we have to walk a few blocks to Urban Farmer. It's cold outside. Food is good but we need to stop eating such a big meal after a buffet. We will likely have a buffet again tomorrow :) I had Swedish meatballs and soup, BB had fish and soup. We both took half of it to go. It is supposed to be our food for tomorrow night. I hope it stays cold enough.

No walk tonight.

Looks like we will keep it under 500 miles each day.