221229 IA-MN
1 flatbed to Columbus OH (failed) 1 trash truck to Portland OR (staged)... spending the night at home Rough night for both of us. BB was in bed by 7, I was in bed by 8. For a good part of the night, I was having hot sweats and cold sweats, plus a dream that I couldn't shake no matter how may times I...
221228 MN-IN
1 tanker to Gary IN (delivered) 1 flatbed to Columbus OH... spending the night at Hannibal MO It had finally warmed up by the time we had gone to bed, but I still had a chill all night. For breakfast we both had leftovers. Mine were still good. We pull out at 7:30. BB had frost on the car, I did not...
221227 MN-IN
1 tanker to Gary IN 1 flatbed to Columbus OH (Thursday)... spending the night at Rockford IL No alarm, no rush. We leave the house at 8 AM. Breakfast was the last of our apple crisp... and ice cream. It's the week between holidays, there isn't a rush hour. We get to the shipper in 45 minutes. 1st st...
221226 MN-IN
1 tanker to Gary IN (Tuesday)... spending the night at home My local office is open for a couple of hours this AM to update legal's for next year so am able to get ready in time. (Lots of personal stuff going on that I was procrastinating on this weekend) At the office I see two drivers that I have...
221222 MN-MN
1 bus to Lake Elmo MN (test drive) 1 tanker to Gary IN (Tuesday)... spending the night at home I had told local dispatch I would be available on Dec 21. But, because of the weather, I didn't call them and they did not call me yesterday. Today they do call me after noon and ask if I am available. The...
221220 CA-MN
1 bus to Minneapolis MN (delivered)... spending the night at home We are overlooking a truck stop and didn't hear a thing all night. Breakfast was ? eggs, and ring sausage. definitely Instant. I head out to start the bus before grabbing breakfast. Weather in the area is -3 degrees. When I am ready t...
221219 CA-MN
1 bus to Minneapolis MN... spending the night at Albert Lea MN Bark, bark, bark. Someone comes back to their hotel room in the middle of the night. I often don't get back to sleep after being woken up but tonight I did. Not sure if it helps any, but I start the bus before breakfast and let it run. G...
221218 CA-MN
1 bus to Minneapolis MN... spending the night at Grand Island NE (From yesterday) We saw our first elk in the wild. They were feeding in a field just west of Whamsutter. A dozen or more. When I first let BB know, she was looking in the ditch for a carcass. Nope, these were still alive. We also saw a...
221217 CA-MN
1 bus to Minneapolis MN... spending the night at Rawlins WY No alarm needed. Breakfast was yogurt. But first, besides carrying out our first load of luggage, I also started the bus. It was 10 degrees this AM. I started the bus, but not the heater ??? Just before sun up, we pull out. Scale is open, b...
221216 CA-MN
1 bus to Minneapolis MN... spending the night at Wendover UT Breakfast, two kinds of eggs, sausage, french toast, lots more. Juice was lacking. No OJ and the apple juice was a different flavor of apples. Last night when I came in, I had a short bus so I didn't park in my usual spot. Somehow a semi g...
221215 CA-MN
1 bus to Minneapolis MN... spending the night at Rocklin CA Awake at 5 AM local. Down for breakfast at 6:30. We had thought of only getting food to go again but ended up with food we should sit to eat. Pulled out at 7 AM local. Sun is turning the sky red. Not much for excitement today. Mostly the sa...
221214 CA-CO
1 bus to MN (Thursday)... spending the night at Mojave CA Ring, Ring... middle of the night calls are never good. It was one of our grandchildren just saying something that didn't make sense. Then sorry for waking us.... the the AM we found out it was part of a game they were playing and they didn't...
221213 CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO (delivered)... spending the night at Albuquerque NM Slept so-so. We were both awake before the alarm. Breakfast was bacon and western omelette. BB had the turkey sausage. I tried it but this one was too spicy for me. The weather and all other factors still say we head back to CA....
221212 CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO... spending the night at Colorado Springs CO Today the alarm woke us up. Breakfast was hash, bacon and a western omelette. Plus packaged juice and sauce to go. The parking lot was still far from full so no one tried to block me in. Just the first hints of a beautiful red sky in th...
221211 CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO... spending the night at Gallup NM Breakfast wasn't supposed to start until 6:30 AM and it looks like parts wouldn't be available until then. We were down at 6 AM and got eggs and potatoes. Juice machine and fridge were still locked. Other items not out yet. But time was a-wasting...
221210 CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO... spending the night at Barstow CA We were both slept good and were awake before the alarm. Never did get any warm water this AM, so washed my hair in cold water. Kind of like taking a cold shower. It'll wake you up. We were down when breakfast opened but was not all set up yet....
221209 CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO (Saturday)... spending the night at Livermore CA Up and showered by 4 AM (local) Breakfast at 6:30 when they opened. So so but the person taking care of the area seemed to be doing all the right things. When I went to check out, I asked for a receipt... I don't remember saying my...
221208 CA-OR
1 bus to Salem OR (delivered)... spending the night at Salem OR Beep, beep, beep... hotels that have a large area for truck parking are nice. Kind of. Listening to the trucks back up alarms at 4 AM is not so nice. BB is up before the alarm and ready to go. The storm warning in OR still starts at 10...
221207 CA-OR
1 bus to Salem OR... spending the night at Woodland CA Close to midnight... more later... and now it is four days later. Breakfast, great breakfast from the in-house breakfast. Two eggs, how you like them. Choice of meat, choice of toast, choice of juice. All included in the price of the hotel. We h...
221206 IA-ID
2 RV's to Boise ID (delivered)... spending the night at Winnemucca NV Beep … beep … beep. We had not checked to make sure the house alarm clock was shut off. Early wake up, didn’t get much sleep after that. Ate too much last night so breakfast was mostly yogurt plus some eggs. Looking at the load bo...
221205 IA-ID
2 RV's to Boise ID... spending the night at Burley UT Seems we are still on Eastern Time, up early again today. I just grab a small yogurt and eat the last of the leftover pizza for breakfast. We are ready to go early but we want to wait for daylight because of the weather. Wind, snow, black ice. We...
221204 IA-ID
2 RV's to Boise ID... spending the night at Laramie WY We had planned on getting up at 5:30, we were awake at 5 AM. After we were up a little bit we realized that we had a narrow window to get past Laramie. So we fast tracked getting ready and going, but we still ate breakfast because we were not pl...
221203 IA-ID
2 RV's to Boise ID... spending the night at Grand Island NE The hotel we stayed at here is both a Quality Inn and an EconoLodge. The beds seem to be from the EconoLodge side. Visually the bed was very sunk in the middle which means we slept in the middle. At one point BB tried not to and bumped her...
221202 IN-SD
1 box truck to Sioux Falls SD (delivered) 2 RV's to Boise ID (Saturday)... spending the night at Albert Lea MN After breakfast we are ready to roll. 6:45 AM. It is just getting light. I do head out before we are packed to make sure the truck starts this AM. It does. It did hesitate for a fraction of...
221201 IN-SD
1 pickup to Fort Wayne IN (delivered) 1 box truck to Sioux Falls SD... spending the night at North Liberty IA No rush this AM so I had time to shave:) and we ate breakfast. Slim pickin's so it was yogurt and juice. Headed out at 8:15 to get to the airport at 9 AM. Only two turns between our driveway...
221130 NC-IN
1 pickup to Fort Wayne IN 1 box truck to Sioux Falls SD (Thursday)... spending the night at Decatur IN Eggs, sausage, juice. It was enough. Rolling at 6:30 home time. Rain has passed and the sun is just coming up. Another un-eventful day of driving. A couple of slow downs in cities. A few more speed...
221129 NC-IN
2 RV's to Greer SC (delivered) 1 pickup to Fort Wayne IN... spending the night at Asheville NC Great wake up... BB decides that 5:30 AM (home time) is a good time to change one of her alarms. And to find the right one, she has to listen to them all. And apparently there was no way to turn the volume...
221128 IA-SC
2 RV's to Greer SC 1 pickup to Fort Wayne IN (Tuesday)... spending the night at Pioneer TN Super 8 breakfast. Yogurt, cereal and bread. Made it easy to get going in the AM. This room had both doors to the inside hall and to the outside, made it easy to exit to our RV in the AM. 1st stop was the welc...
221127 IA-SC
2 RV's to Greer SC... spending the night at Morton IL Up before the alarm, eat the last of our leftovers before we head out. Leave out at 7:15 today. This trip we pack an extra weeks clothes to leave in the car in case we get back to return the car and want to stay out. Heading out of the cities thi...
221126 IA-SC
2 RV's to Greer SC (Sunday)... spending the night at home We slept in late this AM so we did not call in at 8 AM. After spending some time looking at the weather we decided it was best to not go west. So I called and got two RV's heading to Greer SC. But 1st BB made a reservation for a rental car ho...