2 RV's heading to Manteca CA

... spending the night at Manteca CA

We don't leave quite as early as yesterday so we have time for breakfast today. As soon as we walk out of the room we can smell the bacon. Bacon and real scrambled eggs is what I had. BB had an egg wrap. No apple juice so I had a little cranberry juice in my OJ.

We pull out at 6:30 local. Still no cars at the WinGate across the street, I just checked their website and it is 'call for availability.' No cars at the ma-pa next door either. This place was maybe a third full last night which is more than other times we have stayed here.

Another change in this town is the Red Lion casino is now the Maverick. We've never stayed there but have eaten there a couple of times in the old days at their buffet.

The highway patrol was out as usual near Elko but this AM they were just sitting in the median instead of having pulled over a transporter.

1st stop is at the Battle Mountain Shell station for fuel. Diesel is $.30+ less than the other stations in town. We used to stop here before Covid and then it seemed the place closed down so we found other places to stop. The Maverik is near the Port O Subs and now there is a new Golden Gate with a Krispy Chicken (Most have Port O Subs)

This fuel stop ... may ... get us to delivery.

2nd stop is the Meverik in Winnemucca for fuel. We both top off our tanks again, another three gallons. This still leaves me with a range of 10 miles short of my drop. But we have lost the wind so maybe.

We are lucky to have traveled when we did, where we did. I-80 is now open again in WY, but I-90 is closed until further notice. That would have been our route to MT.

3rd stop was the Loves in Fernley for the Arby's (again)

Lots of snow over Donners Pass, I was surprised to see that the ski area's were not running. I did see a few skier tracks in the fresh snow.

No one at the booths at the inspection area. That may have been the first time I have seen that.

4th stop is at the rest area in Gold Run.

Traffic is not bad up the mountains and not bad in Sacramento. Clear sailing. We had looked for places to stop for fuel but there is not anything for truck stops so if needed, we will just need to pull off at any convenience store.

But we do not need more fuel. My low fuel light comes on with a range of 95 miles to 'E.' I get to the hotel with a range of 77 miles and BB has a range of over 100 miles. Leaving some extra fuel but better than stopping in a small station and getting damage. And we are making $$$ on the fuel. The unit BB has has gone from breaking even under the old pricing to making huge money now. If I had taken the other unit like that instead of taking the oldest until we would could have paid for another couple of nights hotels.

Heading east, I do not miss seeing all the homeless. We even saw a couple (and their dog) setting up their area in front of a closed Shopko in Elko when we were on our walk.

Here in CA they are everywhere ... todays noted person was the one standing near his roadside camp, with his pants at his knees relieving himself into the weeds.

Coming down the exit ramp here in Manteca there had been lush foliage between the 'sound fence' and the pavement. Then on a couple of trips we could see that people were living in the foliage (One time there was a gal sitting in her sleeping back with just her bra on as we drove past) Now the area is down to dirt and the homeless are gone.

5th and final stop is the Best Western in Manteca for the next two nights.

Shortly after we check in we walk next door to the Chik-fil-A.

Load board

US - 533

IA - 238/237