1 bus heading to Pittsburg PA

... spending the night in Belmont OH

Breakfast is not until 7 AM, again. Means more driving in the dark in the PM.

Breakfast was ready and waiting when we got down/over. Nuked sandwich, juice, yogurt.

Checked out at 7:30. There was only one room left when we made our reservation last night, this AM there are maybe 10 cars in the lot (I didn't count them) in a 100 room hotel. Not sure what is going on?

1st stop is the TA in Troy for fuel, 10 miles down the road. Good thing we could see it from the freeway or I would have headed the wrong direction. Their only restaurant is closed. Duncan Donut is in the parking lot.

6.25 mpg. The mileage is not getting any better. I was hoping for 8-10 by now. This time I am watching my fuel filling much closer, when it bubbles, I stop. But am able to get in another eight gallons before I think it is full. So I likely could have gotten in a whole lot more fuel the stop I only put in 50 gallons. We have been going just over 500 miles between each stop.

After I fuel and get my receipt I want to wash any fuel off my hands so I head to the rest room. Before I get there I can hear two people yelling but I can't understand either of them. They both have an accent. When I walk in, the room goes quiet. They are each using an end sink to wash up for the day, there is one sink between and I use that one. Then they start yelling again. I finally figure out why. One of the guys had blown his nose into the sink. The other guy thought that was disgusting. They are still cussing at each other when I walk out.

2nd stop was for a rest break at a Loves in Greenup. This time it is I standing next to someone at the sink when he blows his nose into the sink ... I don't cuss or yell, I just walk away.

According to the pictures on their website, this Loves has an IHOP for food. Not anymore, it is now a Naf Naf Grill. Serving Mid-Eastern food. Grandkids love the one near us. Not my kind of food.

This location was quiet enough on a Sunday morning that I was able to park in the car parking area. If Naf Naf, Chesters (chicken) or Godfathers isn't to your liking, there is also a BBQ next door and a DQ across the street.

3rd stop was at another Loves, this one near Mooresville. Subway or McD's. I did look at the McD's before ordering Subway, because the outdoor sign said something about McRib. BB looked it up after we left. McRib is back Dec 2.

I know where the sign is that gives the travel time near Indy. Today it is two minutes faster to stay on I-70 right through downtown. I drove at the posted the whole way, everyone else was going well over.

No scales open today, or so far this whole trip. One less thing to slow us down.

4th stop is a rest area near Eaton OH.

5th stop is a rest area near Buckeye Lake OH

It is going to be dark, but we push to make the 500+ miles.

6th and final stop is the Sleep Inn in Belmont OH. A little over 10 miles from the border and 70 miles from my final fuel and wash. For food we walked next door to the gas station which had a Quiznos inside. The signs on the door said something about our staff does not wear masks for medical reasons, if you are not comfortable with this, we are sorry.

Nothing very exciting today. No accidents, no road rage, no major cop gatherings.

We did see a lot of transporters today, first we were meeting them and then once we were past Indy they started passing us. RV's, short buses, some trucks.

No change on the load board.

BB has been looking at the weather and it looks like OH will get hit with snow tomorrow. So we will have to deal with that on the way out.

Tomorrow. Likely up at 4 AM our time. Breakfast and then an hour and a half drive to the wash. At least a half hour at the fuel and wash, maybe three hours. Monday AM is listed as busy, but we have no choice. We are guessing we will be there by 8 AM, leave by 9 AM. Pick up the rental car and get to the drop by 10 AM. Leave the drop by 11 AM and get to Joliet IL by 7 PM. That would have us heading against traffic for the AM drive.