2 Rv's to Junction City OR, delivered

... spending the night at home ...

Breakfast ... our first real hot breakfast since early March. Scrambled eggs, sausage. Could have had biscuits and gravy, didn't. Plus yogurt and juice for me. Not sure SD ever shut down, but this is our first time eating breakfast here.

Got going some time around 7:30. A lot less miles to go today.

1st stop, two hours down the road at a rest area near Jackson MN. Mostly closed but this one has parking for 5 trucks and has four out houses. Most of the time they close the whole thing, not sure why this one is different.

While we were stopped, I called for a DOT appointment. Tuesday is the earliest I can get in St Louis Park if I don't want the Dr I had last time. They offered to check other locations but I will stick with there for now. Then I tried to call my cell company and didn't get anywhere, I'll have to try them again later.

We talked about calling my local company about working, but never made a decision on that.

On to Blue Earth and then exit the freeway. Another 50 miles and we are in Forest City. Lunch time.

2nd stop Forest City, today we try ... computer says it is Taco Jerry's but I don't remember that to be the name. It is on the north end of town, right across from Shooterz, where we have eaten many times. Cheap food, but something didn't sit quite right. I'd try it again before I wrote the place off.

Right next to Jerry's there is now a new Cobblestone Inn ... that might be why the Lodge on the south end of town is for sale. I noticed today that the marquee was not running for the Lodge so I'm not sure if they are open or not.

3rd stop - pick up our van in Forest City. The lot is full with the overflow in the 2nd lot. Lots more on the shippers side of the road. They should be busy until the end of the month.

BB heads out with the rental and I head out with the van. Half hour down the road and I get a call from my local dispatch. I'm just about to the MN welcome center so I pull off and call them back. They are looking for a driver for tomorrow, but I have no way of contacting BB until we have dropped the car. So I tell them I will call them back.

Almost to the cities, there is traffic coming down the ramp so I move over, no one coming anywhere close in the left lane. But the semi in the lead of the traffic is able to gain speed coming down the ramp so I get stuck beside him. Almost right way, someone is behind me flashing their high's. They kept flashing every few seconds for the couple of minutes it took to drop back and get in the left lane. Had I been going the speed limit, I might have just stayed there.

4th stop, MSP Airport. Last time we had an issue with the drop not checking in the car until after the return time, a day later. So this time we went to the main terminal. Opps. They are working on the roads as always. I see a sign too late that says 'returns only.' My only other choice at that time was to go in where the buses go. So I kept going. I was able to get past the rental cars and get to the exit booth. They let me out.

I circle around and park in un-loading zone in the departure area. BB calls. She says it is OK to come through (again) so I do. Hertz does have location in Burnsville that we will likely try next time.

Before we leave the airport, I find a wide spot and call dispatch back. They have two metro trucks that need to be moved, and I need to turn in my list of accidents. I haven't had any, but a paper still needs to be signed every year and I am late.

BB had listened to today's work call and they are busy, looking for drivers to work.

No other stops today, so head home. I find my accident form, fill it out and get it dropped off tonight. They should be able to clear me by the time I need to work tomorrow. BB will drive again.

Load board

US - 248

IA - 101

MN - 4

WI - 9

There had been some good CA runs earlier but those are gone. Best runs for us now are 5 to AZ, 2 to WA or 2 to FL. But those will be gone by the time we are ready to go next week.