2 RV's to Gilroy CA

... spending the night at Sidney NE

635 miles today - long day.

We woke up in the in the AM and Donners Pass now has a forecast for snow so we want to beat it.

We both had leftovers so we did not even stop to see what they had for breakfast.

We pull out at 7:15 and our first stop is two blocks away.

1st stop - Pilot in Clear Lake for fuel. The pump didn't give me a receipt so I went inside to get one. As long as I was in there, I asked how soon they were getting new fast food. Sounds like something had been lined up but it fell through, now they are hoping to get a PJ Fresh which is sort of a large deli of a few hot foods. Once we were talking I mentioned I remember when Denny's was here ... he remembered when Denny's was here ... before it was a Pilot.

2nd stop was the rest area in Ankeny.

3rd stop was the Pilot in Council Bluffs for fuel and food. Food was Arbey's. They no longer have the onions and peppers for the cheesesteak sandwich, and they don't have turkey, so BB and I split a Rueben.

Coming into Council Bluffs from the east ... Menards is finally putting up their store where the mall used to be. And the highway is working on something in that area, not sure what yet.

4th stop was the Loves in Aurora for a break. No place to park with the cars so we parked with the trucks. And this time we didn't say where we would meet when we were done so I am waiting inside and BB is waiting outside.

5th stop is the rest area in Cozad. We see one school bus pull in that is a transport. We seen him again at our next stop.

6th stop is the WalMart in Ogallala for fuel. As I often do, I take a picture of the units. When I go inside for me receipt, they ask why I was taking a picture. That turned into a longer conversation.

We still have enough daylight to get to Sidney so we make a run for it.

7th and final stop is the Comfort Inn in Sidney. We then walk next door to Taco John's and Loves for food. Neither of us are fans on TJ but it is the closest hot food and and it is after 7 PM.

Breakfast is not until 7 AM tomorrow, 8 AM our time so we buy extra food for breakfast. One of the things I buy is 'Green Goodness,; it's a drink that I thought was green because of kiwi. Looking at what else is in the drink, it is more likely from something I prefer not to eat. Plus it has tea which I try to stay away from. I'll still drink it, but over a couple of days.

Lots of math again on the ups and downs of pushing it as far as we can go.

We did see one city bus in transit. The way the sun was shining on it, I thought it was white and didn't look when it got closer. BB said it was going to Davenport. :) That would be nice. Nice money when they come right back to the midwest.

One of trucks that was passing me ... I hadn't seen when he pulled out to pass so I don't know how long it was taking him. But for whatever reason, I backed off on my speed to let him pass. The semi behind him was right on his bumper ... six feet or so. And by the time the first truck go over, the 2nd one was already beside him. Next thing I see is break lights ... and again. It looked like the 2nd truck had passed the 1st at good speed, got in front of him and hit the breaks. Break check. Within a couple of minutes that 2nd truck was at full speed and long gone. Times like this I wish I had a dash cam. Send it to someone's insurance company.