2 RV's to Newark CA

... spending the night in Albert Lea MN

Originally our plan had been to spend Sunday night at home, we have to wait for our paperwork to clear before we can pick up our RV's. Then last night BB asks about my driving hours. The last few runs we have been running at a slow pace and/or done a shut down before getting my bus. This time we will be picking the bus up the same day as we drop and I won't have time to do a shut down unless the run is well under 2,000 miles and then I won't need one.

The topic that came up last night was timing our breaks so I don't burn up my hours so fast, then sometime during the night I remembered that if we spend tonight in Albert Lea that will save another two hours on my log. So here we are.

Left out of home about 2 pm. I had read earlier in the day that there were food trucks at the Steele County Fair grounds. So that was supper. We started with a strawberry malt, then walked next door to the BBQ place as they are closing the windows. They had been open when we walked past but sold out while we waited for our malt. We looked at burgers, hot dogs on a stick and taco's but ended up with a chicken-bacon ranch wrap from a local bar that was there. Later we topped it off with some Tiny Tim's mini-donuts. Too many donuts for two people.

Great food for our 22nd anniversary. We hadn't wanted to go anywhere and eat inside, we'll save that for another time. Crowd here was not bad tonight. Talked to one person who said they had been here last night and they waited almost an hour in line for food. Lots of 'X's' so to remind people to stay six feet apart.

We left the food trucks at 5 pm and by 5:10 we are stopped on the side of the road. Rain is coming down so hard that I can't see the end of the hood. But I am able to see the people on the shoulder of the road with their four way flashers on so we find a place and wait it out. Very narrow band of showers, soon we are back on the road and 15 minutes later the sun shining and the roads are dry.

We check into the Comfort Inn and then walk next door to the Petro truck stop buy stuff for breakfast. Juice and muffins is all they offer here.

We likely will leave here about 7:30, we are a half hour from the office and they open at 8 AM. We could make delivery in four days, we have done it, but that isn't our plan to push until we know how well the first day goes.