2 RV's, 1 RV to Greer SC, 1 RV to Myrtle Beach SC
... spending the night at Walcott IA
Too much food last night. I was awake at 3 AM and up again before 6 AM. I should not eat so much. The plan was not to eat anything this AM and get on the road early.
Breakfast - I looked at breakfast when I checked out. They had the good ham sausage, plus today would be a good day for yogurt to settle my stomach. So I took food to go.
The temp is 37 degrees. 90 miles to the north the temp is 27 degrees. By the time we get back to Forest City it will be 20 degrees with a very stiff wind.
BB has to stop and put in a gallon of gas to bring it back to half full. We should not have had to add fuel but the head wind took a huge toll on the mileage.
1st stop (for me) was the rental car place in Burnsville.
2nd stop is the rest area near Owatonna.
We are talking about plans on and off again as we head to the lot. Then BB asks where are we ??? ;)
We have missed our exit to the shipper so we will add a few miles to the trip this AM.
Close to Forest City there is a yard with a large 'u' shaped pond that sometimes has hundreds of geese. We do not see any today, but we do see that the snow is all green around the open water so the geese have not left town.
3rd stop is Forest City. We stop at the Caseys instead of the Kwik Star because of the way we came into town.
Then to the shipping lot. There are two drivers getting ready to leave. It was windy. I tried walking across the parking lot and a couple of steps I wondered if I was going to gain anything.
As I am inspecting I do a walk down the center of the inside of the RV, WHAM. I am looking at the floor as they are raised and lowered in different places. I was not looking up and I walked right into the raised bed, smack on my forehead. I stood there for a while to make sure I was not wobbly. And I have looked later, no black and blue.
We were able to get get inspected and out in about a half hour. Quick check, we don't want to stand outside and these are small units. We both have enough fuel to get to Floyd where fuel is cheaper.
As we head down the highway we pass a farm where we can see the animal carcusses overflowing from a normal garbage dumpster. I would think there would be regulations against that.
4th stop is the Loves in Floyd. The BP has raised their gas price since we were here yesterday. Gas at the Caseys went up a dime between when we fueled on the way into to town and when we left town.
When we are done fueling we grab a GodFathers personal pizza off the shelf and split it. We are in and out in a half hour having both fueled and eaten.
5th stop is Center Point at the Caseys for a rest break.
6th and final stop was the Comfort Inn in Walcott. The lot is empty except for the front desk help
Later we call Grandma's next door and got food. They gave me two soups with my half a chicken salad sandwich. I ate it all and now I will likely not sleep well again.
Load board
US - 448
IA - 188
NC - 20
LOG
7:00 - Leave Comfort Inn in Albert Lea MN
8:30 - Burnsville MN - Avis - return rental
10:15 - Forest City IA - Casey's
10:30 - Forest City IA - shipper
12:15 - Floyd IA - Loves/GodFather's
3:15 - Center Point IA - Casey's - rest break
4:00 - Walcott IA - Comfort Inn
6:30 - Walcott IA - Grandma's