2 RV's, 1 to Reno NV, 1 to Davis CA

... spending the night at Fernley NV

After BB had set the alarm last night, we realized that if we got going as soon as we could order our permits in the AM on Weds, we wouldn't be able to get out of the state before our permit expires. So we decided to get our permits starting at 10 AM instead of at 8 AM.

Breakfast is pick and bag. Very limited food for a $100+ hotel. I got yogurt, juice and a breakfast bar.

Before it was time to leave the hotel, I ordered our permits. (My eyes are getting really bad in dim light) I need to read off VIN and other numbers to the permit person.

Cruise worked all day today. :)

Now someone has added a giraffe to the Loch Ness monster and shark. There was also a 'fish head' that wasn't set up yet. It's a long 40 miles on the last flats, these give us something to watch for.

1st stop was Wendover at the rest area. Restrooms were closed but the port-a-pottys were open. And the cleaning crew was keeping them 'clean.' Better, way better, than some places. We have a few minutes to kill before we could enter NV so we walked a little around the rest area.

2nd stop was for fuel and food (again.) BB needed fuel, we both needed food. Port-o-Subs. And we ate indoors again.

Just west of Battle Mountain I noticed a portable office near the freeway. I have noticed them various places out west but usually can't see where the trucks go after the office. Today I could. Trucks were lined up taking supplies into a solar farm. This one looks like about 160 acers of panels.

3rd stop was in Winnemucca for fuel for me. This SHOULD be my final fuel. I have 325 miles to go so I wanted a range of 350. Surprise. I put in fuel and my range was 354. Usually when I guess on filling my fuel I end up being 50 miles over or under. Hopefully my range goes up heading down the mountains in CA. My excess range stays almost constant for the next 140 miles.

Not much for transporters today. We did have two cargo vans pass us with OH plates, but I couldn't read the transport name or DOT#. Then at the Flying J, there were two Sprinter sized RV's. They had their plate and their placard in the front window.

Usually the Maverick has the cheapest fuel, but not this week. Flying J is the cheapest, but the price went up from the time we left Winnemucca until we got here. A lot of the large stations update their prices online once an hour. Flying J was still the cheapest, but had gone up $.04. We would have saved about $6 if we had fueled in Wendover this AM. Or spent $10-20 more if we had just stopped at a random station somewhere.

4th and final stop is the Comfort Inn in Fernley. Food is from the Black Bear. This time I got my onion rings, but no ketchup. Last time I had ordered rings but got fries. Food is good.

We haven't found any good places to park large vehicles in Reno so we stay on to the East. If we wanted to stay at a Ramada, there is a huge casino near downtown. I used to stay there when I was driving buses. It's a 20-30 floor hotel.

If we are not stopping in Reno, then we stay at the Best Western in Verdi, but that is enough extra miles out of route that we don't do it for the Reno drops.

BB can drop at 8 AM so we plan on being out of the hotel by 7 AM (local)

The only trip from CA from yesterday is gone. It was going Las Vegas with a 2nd truck coming back to CA. Today the only CA run is one going to Phoenix. We will have to look at that one. It would be more inviting if tomorrow wasn't Thursday. IF we find out at noon that there will not be a bus, we could grab the truck right away and deliver it on Friday. If we don't find out on the buses until 3 PM, then it would be a Friday pickup and a Monday delivery. A one day run that takes us three days.

Or we could head back to the beach :)

Load board

US - 348

IA - 162

MN - 3

WI - 8

The IA board keeps going up. And we keep watching it, from a distance.

The best long runs are two no-tows to Las Vegas. But that would take us down I-80 again. To the southeast there are two to Lexington and five to Greer SC. The St Cloud MN from yesterday is gone, but now there is a Ramsey MN.

Weather. We are should get over Donners Pass before the next storm. That will come in later in the day. And now there is a third one coming in.

And it is cold. In MN the temps are -0- or below. Not real inviting to head right back.

... and I-80 is closed to high profile vehicles again. It doesn't really effect the cars directly, but the wind can blow around the other vehicles on the road.