2 RVs to 1,000 Oaks CA

... spending the night at Lincoln NE

Should be a good paying trip. Taking an extra day plus to get there because that is when we had to pick up the RV's.

Looks like most days will be close to 100 degree's the whole trip.

No alarm this AM. I had wanted to go out to the garden and weed some more this AM before we left but it was still raining and thundering.

We finally pulled out at 8:45 after we made sure that we had re-packed everything needed after being off the road for almost a month.

Non-stop to the shipper this trip. Here's a few roadway notes that are not driveaway.

The freeway past our place is being worked on and they recently switched traffic from the old road to the new road. The first two weeks the road was shut down a few times because of major accidents, all in the west bound lanes. Today was the first time we were on that section of freeway and we saw that they have ...

1) moved the white edge line in further from the dirt.

2) put the red highway posts they use for temp 2-way traffic every 40 feet at the edge of the highway instead of down the middle

3) lowered the speed limit

Closer to the shipper we saw where a crew was re-doing the blacktop on a rural road. They had maybe a dozen trucks bumper to bumper. It appears that they were just re-grinding the existing roadway and re-laying it as new highway. No trucks were hauling anything in or out.

We had taken that way because our normal route was closed ... and this was on the detour where we had to wait for a pilot car.

$$$

This drop customer does not want us towing, so we get extra because it is now a 'no-tow.' And because these units have no AC or heat, we each get extra because we can not sleep in them (makes me wonder what the market for them is) But we are getting close to a $1,000 extra ... over and above what we would get for taking a similar unit to the next town. :)

Didn't talk to anyone today other than a quick 'where are you going.' They were going to MI. Wife was riding with and they were towing.

Cheapest fuel is right here in Forest City so we go and fuel and then park to eat. Both RV's have close to a half tank each of fuel so that will help also. 10 gallons at $3 for each of us.

When we walk into Kwik Star (Trip) they are giving free samples of loaded mashed potatoes. I think the person was tired of standing there as I got about as much as I would take at a buffet, not just a little cup / taste. Neither BB nor I could find what we wanted but after we walked around a bit they did bring out more food and I got my rib sandwich.

Today we ate inside at their shelf, too hot outside.

On I-35 we passed to mixers that did not have their drums turning ... :(

First stop is at the rest area in Ankeny. Yup, it's hot. 111 when I came back to my RV.

Somewhere before Omaha we saw a place where a semi tractor was on it's side in the median and the trailer was on it's side on our right shoulder. It looked like a crew was there to start picking it up, or assessing the situation.

Fueled at Loves in Omaha without issue. Some had been texting me while I was driving wanting to know how to get ahold of the Dodge Center dispatcher ... yeh, they don't answer their phone much.

From here BB makes reservations. She doesn't want to order food yet so we'll doe that from the hotel.

Scale is closed. But somewhere today we did meet a city transit bus. On a trailer, electric short bus. Didn't see a name/location, all the lettering was about it being electric.

When we get to the hotel, I tell BB that she may need to speak up. The radio was on XM on 70's on 7 when I got in and I have left it there. Some of those old songs still need to be played at full volume :)

Parked at the hotel and checked in. Once in, we order food from Cracker Barrel. When we go outside again, my glasses fog over it is so hot and humid.

At Cracker Barrel, BB runs in while I double park so we are out and back in minutes. No walk tonight.

9:00 - leave home

11:15 - arrive at shipper

noon - fuel

12:15 - break - eat at Kwik Star

2:45 - break at Ankeny

4:45 - fuel at Omaha NE - Loves

5:30 - hotel at Lincoln NE - Quality Inn

Loadboard

US - 80

IA - 1

MN - 2

WI - 2