1 RV to Hermanton MN (delivered)

1 trash truck to Muskego WI (Wednesday)

... spending the night at Vadnais Heights MN

All is good :) We have the wallet back.

Interesting breakfast for a 'nicer hotel.' No eggs, but they did have sausage and potatoes. No fruit. Only about six cups of yogurt, mostly diet.

We pull out close to 7:30 AM with our first stop in Forest Lake for fuel. They are still $.50 less than most area's. I gave BB one of my credit cards so she could be on her own. Once I was done fueling, I called local dispatch. They did not know the status of the driver they wanted me to pick up ... and I told them I would be looking for work.

That phone call was enough for BB to get ahead of me. We had not talked about our stops once we changed to spending the night in Vadnais Heights last night. I didn't drive through the first rest area, but I did drive through the next two. She would be easy to spot, bright orange.

I should have pulled off at the Kwik Trip in Carlton, that was where she was. And that is where we have stopped before. I didn't see her until I was past the ramp so I pulled onto the exit ramp coming out of the scale area. Scale was closed.

By this time I had talked to the driver we were going to pick up. He planned on being at his drop about 12:45.

BB is following her GPS and it gets us to the fuel station next door to her drop. She puts in final fuel and drives across the street to the dealer. Main inspector is gone so someone else checks her in, they call the main inspector (?) a couple of times with questions. No issues, we are good to go.

We have almost two hours before the other driver will be dropping. Time to eat or walk, not enough time to do both. We end up deciding to eat at the Duluth Grill. My son had met us there a couple of years ago, he had recommended it. Still good. Bacon was full of flavor and melted in my mouth. My two sides? One cinnamon rolls. one caramel roll. I asked to have one of them to go, that was going to be too much food.

Tuesday and this place was packed with a line waiting. We sat at the bar but but the time we got our food the bar was full also.

When we were done we still did have some time so we drove to Rose Park. It is free and close. Short walk, barely out of our car and the driver is calling saying he is about 20 minutes out. We are only a few minutes away so we do a short walk as long as we are here. I took a few pictures ... and managed to throw my camera when I turned around and broke my screen even more than it was. Now some parts are dust. I never did get a case because the store didn't have them in stock and I am not (usually) that rough on phones.

We get to the drivers drop and park. We don't see him so we just wait for him to call. He beat us there, he was just getting his paperwork signed. Yes, this was the truck dispatch had talked to me about. They ended up having a truck going to Omaha that delivered about 2 miles from where this one was.

I did not recognize this guy or his name until I saw him in person. He's been there/here about 10 years so I have seen him a few times. He always knew who I was, maybe now I will remember. And he maybe lives about 10 miles from my house.

We talked about a few things but he was mostly quiet, looking at his phone or something.

One stop, back in Forest Lake at the rest area, on the way to the office. Should have stopped at the next exit and topped off with cheap gas.

Stopped at the office and dropped off paperwork for the last trip and picked up paperwork for this trip. No promise of me getting anything but more trash trucks. I said I would wait to commit until this one is dropped.

Next stop is Kasson, not via Dodge Center this time. Last night I was told the wallet was in a 'safe place.' I'm thinking 'safe.' Nope, it is just laying behind the counter so the whole staff had access to it, just not the customers. But, it was all there. Cash, gift cards, plus all the traceable stuff. 2nd time BB has left her wallet somewhere and we were able to pick it up within a couple of days and nothing has been missing. :) All is good in BB's world tonight.

It is after 5 PM, it is raining and it has been a long day. We head to the Sleep Inn in Rochester and then call for soup next door at the 5 West.

... we also eat the 2nd roll. Still very fresh and very good.

Load board

US - 87

IA -0-

MN - 2

WI - 3

We should be able to deliver by 3 PM tomorrow in Muskego. If nothing good coming back is on the load board, we will head back to MN to do one more of something for the local company.