2 RV's, 1 heading to Ocala, 1 heading to Nokomis
... spending the night at Clarksville TN
Breakfast - huge spread. They are ready for enough people to fill their conference rooms. Two large trays of eggs, one each of potatoes and one of sausage. Dozens of yogurt and fruit cups. Fruit including grapefruit.
We pull out at our usual 7:30. In the fog. Lots of places the visibility was a quarter mile or less. So mostly focused on the road this AM.
Got another good look at the former Holiday Inn in Hannibal this morning. Seemed to be a few cars. Not sure if it is enough cars to keep it open.
1st stop was the Casey's in Troy for fuel. We don't need it yet but we may not make it to Mount Vernon without fueling and we need to stop somewhere for a break. The way the mileage is going up we may have made it but there is no reason to drain the tank to 'E' this early in the trip.
As we pull off the freeway I see a wrapped RV at a different gas station, but the time we get out of our RV's they are pulling out. Other than that there has not been much for transporter sightings today.
20 miles down the road closer to STL we see fuel for another $.20 cheaper at a couple of stations.
No slow downs in STL. I have enough time to see where the bus depot is where I have dropped buses in the past.
2nd stop is the Arby's in Mount Vernon for food. It is almost 70 degrees so we eat outside by our RV's. Half the crew today at Arby's looks to be 50+ and somehow they got the wrong sauce on BB's sandwich.
3rd stop was just a few miles down the road, I look in my mirror and BB is not behind me. We just past a rest area so my first thought is that lunch did not agree with her. I keep going until the next exit and park on the ramp so she can see me. Then I look at the emails. Opps, we forgot to call in this AM. So she likely stopped to call.
Yep. That is what she did. We talk as soon as she catches up and is stopped. She had been flashing her lights at me but I missed it. That was at Rend Lake.
Traffic was down to one lane a few places before we exited IL. I'm guessing it cost us 15-30 minutes today.
4th stop was the Pilot in Paducah for fuel. Small place and as usual it is full with cars waiting so it took us a few minutes. We pull out as soon as we are done fueling we move before we go inside.
Sometime today it hits 73 degrees before it starts dropping.
5th and final stop for the day is at the Sleep Inn in Clarksville. Later we order online and walk to the Cracker Barrel when it is ready.
Some time recently I had left something wasn't quite right on one of my teeth, like it hadn't been polished off right after being filled. Now tonight I realize that it is likely a filling that is getting ready to fall out. But when?
Monday is getting closer, we are looking at options of working here in the southeast but nothing will be added to the load boards until Monday. Most likely after I drop about noon.
LOG
7:30 - Leave Quality Inn hotel in Hannibal MO
9:00 - Fueled at the Casey's in Troy MO
11:15 - Ate at the Arby's in Mount Vernon IL
1:30 - Fueled at the Pilot in Paducah KY
3:15 - Arrived at the Sleep Inn in Clarksville TN