1 bus going to St Louis, IL.

... spending the night in Rolla, MO.

Woke up not feeling 100%, it hasn't gotten any better. Been checking my blood pressure in the AM for most of a couple weeks. This is the 1st time I have had to do the test three times to get it in the range it needs to be. Could have something to do with how I fee.

Decided it was a good day for yogurt, two yogurt and juice. This place had two kinds of meat, sausage patties and sausage rings.

Slowing getting going, left a few minutes later than we had planned.

Pretty brisk cross wind most of the day well into MO. Other than not very eventful.

1st stop was in OKC at the Flying J as we are heading north in I-35. Quick in and out. Saw a few more OYO motels, most seem to have been in the Motel 6 price range before becoming OYO.

Heading through OKC at 9:30, we saw two of our buses heading to Miami-Dade still at the motel. Maybe we are the speedy ones at 500 miles a day.

Onto the OK tollway. We pay the cost but it costs less than paying for fuel to stay off the toll way. $10 start to finish.

2nd stop is in Tulsa at Freddies. Not sure if we have eaten at one before or not, we have now. Parked across the street that was well marked, no truck parking. I am not a truck. One guy who was a truck just parked in the center turn lane and went in to get his food. Which is better?

Freddies, a lot like our Culver's. Didn't see their frozen custard list until we had ordered. I knew they had some, just not what types. Don't need it anyway. We'll see if my weight comes in lower than last year for my DOT. We were in and out in a half hour. BB had a grilled chicken sandwich and I had a steakburger and chili so I still had enough food.

Our motel that we stayed a few months back is already a no-name. It had been a Comfort Inn. Not sure what happened.

We didn't miss our turn, we stayed on the freeway.

Did see a few transporters again today, not as many now that we are off I-40.

3rd stop was in Joplin, MO for fuel at Flying J. I had debated where to do my final fuel so I come in with the gauge showing 5/8. I kind of picked based on how long it took to drop below 'E.' Now tonight as we are talking, I had been basing my fuel on '100 miles tomorrow.' But that is to the rental car place, then another 30 to the motel and another 25 or so on Monday. So I will likely have to add some more fuel. And the gauges do not stay, they really bounce over thru the course of the day. Plan now is to put in a few gallons once I get near the motel and then see if it stays above the 5/8 after I start and stop the bus a few times. That final Flying J is only about two miles from the drop.

4th stop was a rest area near Conway, MO for a rest room break.

5th and final stop was at the Quality Inn in Rolla. We have stayed here before and I remembered there was a nice dip to get into the parking lot. Wrong, the big dip so far is after we are in the lot, long drop to the lower lever of the motel but I took it at about a mile per hour and didn't bottom out. They are a nice place marked out on the perimeter but once I parked there I realized that I was about twice as wide as the spot that was marked.

Maybe I should have gone next door for some chicken soup from Denny's but instead we walked down to a Bandanas BBQ. We've eaten there before and it was really good, was this time too. Right when we walked in they started taking names. But by the time we had our food there were empty tables again. BB had a BBQ chicken sandwich and I had chicken with two sides. I thought mine would have been shredded meat but it wasn't. Still good. We did not get any desert.

Rental car place closes at 1 PM tomorrow so we will want to be there well before that. Then ... either stop and eat at the Flying J or stash the bus at the motel and take the car to eat somewhere.

Loadboard is down to 25, still one OR, a few WA and a few ID. Nothing we'd jump on.

Short day tomorrow and then heading home. Thought I might keep busy on my days at home, but might just stay mostly in bed to try and shake this whatever it is.