2 RV's to North Canton OH

... spending the night at Ottawa IL

Ouch ... it is 11 PM and I have a cramp in my foot I can't shake. Usually I can use my other foot and stretch my foot so it goes away in a few seconds. Or I stand up and stand on it, stretching it. That didn't work either, finally I was able to walk it off. It's been a while since I had one that bad.

BB is up early but we don't really get going early. The day didn't start out well, we went down for the usual breakfast and partway back to our room, the sausage rolled off my plate and onto the floor. So eggs and yogurt it was.

We do get going by 7:30.

1st stop is the Kwik Star/Trip in Forest City for fuel. Still not wanting to let the car sit on empty.

2nd stop is on the other end of town at the shipper. All three dispatchers are in today instead of the usual one on a Saturday. Plus our yard person doing inspections.

Something is (?) or might be happening.

We do our inspections and are out of there in 45 minutes. BB's RV had been parked on a hill ... as if they were expecting all other spots to be full. They have started parking RV's in the overflow lot.

3rd stop is the Loves in Floyd for fuel and food. BB has downloaded a new 'app' on her phone that will save us $.10 a gallon of gas. We tried a few times to get it to work here and then she typed in the number by hand. (I can do that)

When I picked up my RV at the shipper, it had a different radio station on XM and as I was scrolling down I came across a truckers station. So I listened to that for a while. In one of the ads, I found out that one of my perks cards will be no more. They are handing out anymore. Apps only. For now, I have still not added any apps to my phone, only deleted the ones I can.

For food we split a Godfather's personal pizza.

4th stop is the Casey's in Center Point. By now my 'hood' cover has come loose so I spend my time taping it down while BB uses the rest room. We are only allowed to use one kind of tape on the RV's and I still have some on a roll from a couple of years ago. It holds for at least the next 200 miles.]

5th stop is the Loves in Davenport. I forget and park by the their one pump that only has premium. Once BB reminds me, she has the app figured out. It seems we were trying to do it in the wrong order. No issues here and we get our discount.

Our usual hotel is full so it will be the Quality Inn. We have stayed there before. OK, just not as nice.

Somewhere on I-80 there was a pickup with an RV in the center median. I looked at it and noticed some things. But I didn't notice that someone was still in the pickup, BB noticed that. Weather isn't bad, wind isn't much.

6th and final stop is the Quality Inn in Ottawa. Food is two blocks down at the Culvers. Chili, cheese curds and a malt. Too much, hope I can sleep tonight.

We spend a good hour plus talking about what if's. It looks like we can get back to IA before the storm but then we have four hours to return the rental car. Then the storm will be there. If we can't get a car to deliver closer from OH, but we could get a car from Davenport, but that would take time switching cars and cost more money.

If we take a trip out of IN to NC, then we will be adding 75 miles to the trucks to return a rental car. Or get a 2nd rental car to return the 1st one.

No great options.

Load board

US - 200

IA - 81/77

MN - 5

Now on the IA board, a pair to

OR - Medford

CA - Gilroy/Freemont

OR - Bend (9)

OR - Sandy (6)

WA - Seattle (4)

SC - (12)

Lots of choices if the weather holds so we can get back to them.