1 trash truck to Williston ND
... spending the night at Jamestown ND
6 AM alarm.
Breakfast was not bacon, so I had a small omelette and a yogurt.
We did pull out a couple of minutes early, long day ahead.
1st stop is at the MN rest area near Glenville.
2nd stop is at the shipper. Only three keys in our lock box today so much easier to find. I thought my truck would be easier to find also, we rarely get rear load trucks anymore. But today there are a dozen of them, maybe a quarter of what is in the lot are rear loads.
When I find my truck, I find my paperwork on the seat ... with a note on it from the shuttle driver :)
No issues, am I missing something?
When there are no issues an inspection only takes a few minutes and we are ready to roll.
Biggest issue today was a slow down by Northfield, traffic narrows to one lane there. There are a few other places where traffic narrows but with less traffic.
BB stops at the rest area near Northfield, I do not.
3rd stop is the outlet mall in Albertville, this time for Five Guys. I have beat BB there by 10 minutes. That and having to make two phone calls turns my 30 minute break to a 45 minute break.
Burger was good, but messy.
4th stop was the Pilot in Alexandria for fuel. Valley City will be the halfway point and to get there I need a quarter tank of fuel ... 15 gallons.
Today the timing is right, I see two buses coming down from Crookston. I blow my horn at the first one and wave but no response. The 2nd one I just wave at. If I would have thought of it I could have been flashing my high beams at them. I was expecting them, they were not expecting me.
5th stop is at Valley City at Loves. The low fuel light comes on as I come down the exit ramp. I put 55 gallons in a 60 gallon tank. Glad I did not run it to 'E,' there is not a station every mile out here.
BB made an stop at the rest area near Valley City instead of Loves and gets to the hotel before I.
5th and final stop was the Quality Inn in Jamestown. There is lots of room to park here, the question is where. After once around the building, I park.
Food is from the in house restaurant. Philly for me, Quesadilla for BB.
Interesting news on FB today. Seems the RV company added a 2nd carrier a few months ago, we had not heard that from our company, but this person seemed to be involved in those early moves. Not sure how to ask about this ...
Load board
US - 236
IA - 100
MN - 18
We have about 330 miles to go tomorrow. I won't need a break as it is less than eight hours so we will see. As things are now, we will drop early afternoon and head home. One night in a hotel and then the rest of the way home. No other plans.