1 city bus heading to Laramie WY (delivered)

... spending the night in Grand Island NE

(I had started this earlier when I was at the truck wash using the Quality Inn WiFi. I lost the WiFi and everything I wrote earlier)

Both BB and I picked up sandwiches to nuke and brought them back to the room. Glad I didn't take any yogurt, the sandwich plus the left over pizza was enough.

Neither of us had slept well so the alarm went off and we did not get up right away. We were still able to get ready by 8 AM. Then BB called about our car in Cheyenne to make sure they had one before we left Laramie. They had it and we could pick it up any time. They were also able to cancel the Laramie one on the same phone call.

The Cheyenne Airport is closed until July 2021, that may be why we were able to get a car. Otherwise they would just be sitting for another two months.

Those calls take a few minutes so it is 8:15 when we pull out.

1st stop is the Blue Beacon in Cheyenne. 10 trucks ahead of me when we pull in, one pickup behind me when we pull out. Timing. With two wash bays open it took us an hour and 15 from the time we got to their lot until we left.

This is where I thought I was starting to write todays events :(

2nd 'stop' was dropping BB off at the rental car place. I had looked at one route and she was guiding me in via another route. Got me confused. Ended up just being two different sides to a square.

3rd stop was the Lincoln head rest area between Buford and Laramie. I wanted to 'stick the tank' for fuel before I delivered it. I left almost 3 inches extra, my guess is that came to about leaving $50 worth of extra fuel in this bus.

And this was where BB was going to meet me to transfer our stuff before we got to the drop. She got there before I was doing getting ready for her and forgot to take one last picture of the bus on the mountain top.

From here I followed BB mostly because she had parked in front of me. I found out later she did not have her GPS on. Shouldn't have needed it. Once we got to Laramie, we should have been able to take the 1st exit, follow it to 15th, take a right to the building.

Not today. As soon as we get on 15th it says 'Detour.' My contact had told me about the road construction but said we could get through to their building ... from the other way. BB goes past the detour sign and within two blocks the road is closed. Luckily it was not busy on campus today so I was able to get the bus through anywhere BB drove.

We did end up back on the detour. The roads I had planned on coming in on were also closed so glad I had looked at the map closely. When we got close, I got on the road that would come past their door. Once I was on their block I put on the four way flashers and called my contact. He told me where to park and he would send someone out to check me in. I never did see my contact.

4th stop - my drop in Laramie. I was only there a few minutes and someone came past and asked if I was being helped. I said someone was on their way. Then we talked, he was a bus driver. Was. This was his last day and he was heading home. When the mechanic came to see me, he shook hands with the driver and the driver left.

No issues, quick sign off. He looked at the basic's and I tore the plastic off.

As soon as I got to the car, BB scanned my paperwork and sent it in. We usually do that in the evening, not sure why we did it now.

Next stop, also in Laramie. Food. It was maybe two miles from my drop, and as I waited in line I saw that I had already been paid. And paid correctly. Food was Wendy's. I wanted Freddy's two doors down but BB did not like her last sandwich there so Wendy's it was. I will have to wait for my custard. We could have made a 2nd stop but I want to get home Saturday night so I am trying to limit the number of stops. BB, not so much.

Speed limit from her to Omaha is mostly 75 mph with about 30 miles of 80 mph. Goes faster than 65 mph and DOT stops.

5th stop was at the rest area near Sidney. From there I called my barber, he is working. He is booked until next Friday. We only plan on being home Monday so I passed ... again.

6th stop was the WalMart in Ogallala for fuel. It is the cheapest we will find. We were only down to half a tank but we don't want to pass on cheap fuel. From here we may, or may not, make it home before fueling.

7th stop was near Brady for a rest stop. BB hadn't taken the time to run in when we were at Walmart, so an extra stop.

8th stop was in Lexington at Arby's for food. It is 7 PM and this was the best non burger place in town. Unless we wanted Runza but neither of us has acquired a taste for them yet.

9th stop is the Quality Inn in Grand Island for the night.

Load board

US - 394

IA - 128

MN - 12

WI - 19

There is one straight truck in Omaha going to St Paul, but that would be a Saturday pickup, Sunday delivery and mean leaving our car in IA. No, we want Sunday and Monday off before heading out again somewhere.

Forecast is for good weather so I should get my garden in.