2 RV heading to Davis CA

... spending the night at Notomas CA

BB had leftovers, I had a cup of yogurt.

BB had to fuel or she wouldn't make it to Wells, so she fueled across the street at a Sinclair. Put in a couple of gallons to get to Wells.

1st stop - Wells, Loves. No where for me to park so I parked in the driveway with my flashers on.

2nd stop is our usual Sinclair in Elko. Short legs but that keeps us on the route and stops we are used to. And in WY and NV there isn't much choice.

Yesterday I had gained a range of 40 miles coming down the hills into SLC. Then I lost those 40 miles coming across the salt flats in a headwind. Now this AM I lost another 40 mile range heading up the first hills out of Wendover. Loosing range but my mileage keeps going up.

3rd stop is in Wendover for fuel for BB and food for us at Loves / Carl's Jr. After fueling we realized fuel would have been cheaper at the Maverick where we often stop. By the time we were ready to leave, the couple we had seen a couple of times yesterday were pulling in. We still have not talked to them.

Both Loves we stopped at today had issues processing my card. As in they didn’t know how to do it. One place I told them how to do it  but they had to ask a co-worker

4th stop was final (?) fuel for me at the Flying J in Fernley. They do have three RV pumps buy you can only come into the pumps one way and no one fuels on the left side. And two of the pumps are left hand fuels.

I did the math and I should need 20 gallons. I am up to 8 mpg. This is always a hard guess because we don't want to fuel in CA. And CA starts with the mountains and then a 5,000 feet descend.

When we get to the CA inspection station there is a line, even with three lanes open. There are two U-hauls ahead of me that are getting inspected. And in the line next to us a trailer is getting inspected. They are opening them up and looking inside. Luckily the U-hauls are empty. When it is my turn, they ask 'any wood?' I had to ask them to repeat it. Usually they are asking about fruit and plants. As I am driving away, I see a 2nd inspector pointing to my transporter placards. Sometimes that is the question, 'transporter?'

5TH Stop was the Gold Run rest area. Someone driving a much older RV started asking us questions about our new RV’s. But they were also watching their dogs run loose so it was a short conversation.

Coming into Sacramento today it was smoky. Limited visibility. But the roads were not bad, not much for slow downs anywhere except the hills.

6th stop and final stop was at the 4 points Sheriton. Not our usual stop but tonight the priority was having a place to park close to the airport. I had looked at the aerial photo’s to see where to park but that area was coned off. So I quick had to adjust. There were parking spots and the coned off area was usable, you just had to come in a different driveway.

As soon as we were checked in, we drove across the freeway to In-n-Out. With an RV. Those places can be crowded so we parked a block away at a office building. As we parked a tow driver from our company pulled in across the lot. We talked a couple of minutes. He lives in OR and picks up trailers in OR but is looking for a change. It would be a huge change. Nothing I know of drivable is made in OR.

We take our food back to our room. CA is different, Covid wise. People are still wearing masks. Bars and restaurants are still closed or have limited seating. 

Not sure of our plan for tomorrow now. Usually we can not deliver with any warning lights on and my is still on.