2 RV's to Wilmington NC (delivered)

1 tree truck to Romeoville IL

... spending the night at Wythville VA

Breakfast - Breakfast ? We did not miss anything by not making it down yesterday. Today was potatoes and sausage, no eggs. No refrigerated items. (2nd hotel in a row?) So I grabbed a few juice cups and some cereal in a bowl. Three of the juice were OK, the other wasn't.

At 8 AM we left with the 1st RV. I fueled about a mile from the drop and then we parked in a lot across the street. I'm guessing it was OK as a truck that pulled in ahead of us parked there and walked across to the dealer. I'm guessing he worked there and parked here.

Then we drove back to get BB's RV, she stopped for fuel and I went and parked our rental car in the parking lot and drove the RV across the street.

It was still a few minutes to 9 AM but they were already checking in a travel trailer and when I walked towards the building someone called out to me. They asked who I worked for, not the same company as them but he still offered us a ride back to IN to get our next RV :) We passed.

BB got there by the time I was back out of the office. We got our stuff together and then sat in my RV and waited. It was chilly this AM. Within a few minutes they were ready to check our RV's. It seemed to take about 15 minutes per RV. When he brought me my paperwork back it was in a bag ??? So I looked at it closer. He was trying to give me his copies, mine were laying on his desk :)

BB walked over and got our rental car so she could sit inside something warm. When she drove over to park she almost parked where I was standing but didn't. At some point she saw the handicap sign that I was blocking. Opps.

Somewhere during all this I noticed something we had not seen in the last 24 hours. Our rental car has expired plates on it. After thinking about it a bit, we decided to exchange it before we left town. That took about a half hour, the airport was almost on the way out of town and there wasn't much of a line. Just the routine of returning and getting the next one. Six months expired.

All we know is we are heading in the direction of more work.

Next stop is for food in Warsaw at the Cook Out. As we are about to walk in, someone said 'drive thru only.' So we got back in the car and did the drive thru. Burger and a malt for each of us. Burger was good with cheddar, bacon and grilled onions. Malt was not as bad as I remember but way to much of it. There malt menu is the size of the whole of their other menu so they should be good ... right?

Opps, forgot to call when we were stopped.

Rest area near Benson we stop and I call. Nothing better has been put on the load board so we are going to IL. We will be at the shipper in a little over an hour.

At some point BB remembers the Fort Fischer Historical site. NOW that I remember. We have been here before but we still do not know when or why.

At the shipper we find our truck, no issues so we are ready to head out. We are about a half hour later than expected because of stopping at the airport before leaving town.

I look quickly at a map to see where to pick up BB at the rental car place. I've been there a couple of times before so mostly I need the exit number. She is already waiting for me when I get there so just a quick loop through the lot to pick her up.

First fuel is at the TA in Mebane, right past the scale. This time I found it. (BB said the women's rest rooms are really clean here)

Mmmm at some point BB looks at the map to see how far we will get tonight and how long it will take. Google is saying there is a delay on the usual route. By the time we get closer that route is closed, until further notice. Our detour will add another 20 miles to tonight's trip.

Different route, new scenery.

Final stop is in Wythville. First at the TA/Popeyes for food. The Stage Brush that we have eaten at before next door to the hotel closed when Covid hit and has never re-opened. Glad we saw that before we got to the hotel.

Sleep Inn is the hotel for the night.

Load board

US - 442

IA - 163

LOG (central time)

7:00 - Leave Comfort Inn

7:15 - Wilmington NC - GoGas - fuel

7:30 - WIlmington NC - across the street from the drop

7:45 - Leave Comfort Inn - with 2nd RV

8:00 - Wilmington NC - at delivery

8:45 - Wilmington NC - leave delivery

9:00 - Wilmington NC - ILM airport - exchange cars

10:45 - Warsaw NC - Cook Out

11:15 - Benson NC - rest area

12:30 - Creedmoore NC - shipper

1:30 - Durham NC - Avis - return rental

2:00 - Meborn NC - Petro

4:15 - Lambsburg VA - rest area

5:15 - Wythville VA - TA/Popeyes

5:30 - Wythville VA - Sleep Inn