2 RV to CA - Davis and Vacaville

... spending the night at Wendover UT

We went to bed early and were awake early. BB finally got up at 5 AM local.

BB still had half her food from last night, so that was her breakfast. I only saved two bites of mine so I had that ... still made my lips burn ... and a small yogurt. I was still stuffed from last night. Luckily it did not keep me up during the night.

BB hadn't slept real well so she wanted a 2nd cup of coffee this AM so we got going a few minutes later.

Still frustrated with my phone. I finally have BB look at it and I find out that that (*) is supposed to be entered before the phone number :) So now all my calls are being forwarded to my flip phone and I can get my messages.

But we also found a new issue. Oh well, it is now just taking up space until I can return it.

1st stop was across the freeway, but a few miles to get there because the bridge was gone. Right next to the Loves there had been an 'original' truckstop, from before all the chain stops moved in. They had re-done the place a year or two ago to try compete. They lost. Now the building is gone.

Another 100 miles down the road and it is my turn to fuel. I usually don't fuel with the trucks when I'm driving an RV but our diesel discount is making it worth it. And for a while I was worried that I would run out of 'fuel money.'

We got a good look at the 'big dig' today. It was running, moving but it is now a long ways from the freeway.

A few miles later I see something on the left shoulder, but we are coming around a corner with a hill and there is a truck to my left. By the time I get a good look at it ... it is four elk, one on the highway side of the fence ... so they were close. But I don't have time to get a picture.

Two other pictures I missed. I'm not used to taking pictures while driving anymore. Can't do it with a phone camera. $$$ But I'm using a real camera, still distracted driving, but.

The other two where the pile of crashed trailers near the worst of WY I-80 and a 'farm yard' at the edge of town. Rawlins has an area at the edge of town that is 40-80 acres and there are side by side sheds with horses or cattle. They look like each one is owned / rented by someone different.

BB (and I) doesn't want to eat at Hardee's/Carls Jr so we make an extra stop in Rock Springs at the Quiznos. Good but I think they forgot to put something on it. I'm still kind of full from last night so I get a small. BB also has soup besides her sandwich which is rare for her.

15 minutes down the road and we stop again in Green River for fuel for BB. While we are there we call our drops, call for our permits and call the bus dispatcher. Dispatcher just says call back on Monday.

When BB calls her drop she gets some guy at home. His personal cell is on her paperwork but he no longer works there. And the hours on the paperwork are wrong.

Another hour down the road and it is my turn to fuel. Cheapest fuel in WY. I'm finally getting better mileage today. The last two days it had been in the 8-9 mpg range. Today it has been 12.5 mpg the last two fills. Now to re-figure where my last fuel stop will be.

While we were here we made reservations for tonight. We did it earlier in the day than usual as we had been watching availability and price since last night. Price was going up, availability was going down.

We don't usually stop here at Fort Bridger but money talks. It also makes for our longest stretch between stops. 2-1/2 hours. Almost all down hill so I was up to 14.5 mpg :) but that didn't last on the flats.

Still lots of snow in the hills east of Salt Lake, completely covered. Across most of WY there were still drifts of snow. By snow fence, in raven's, in ditches, but not on the flats.

Because we didn't have to fuel in Tooele we stop at the Flying J. When we fuel at the TA we have to cross three lanes of traffic in a couple of blocks to get back on the freeway.

We are at our 'cheap' hotel in Wendover. $100+ tonight. Motel 6 and Knights in are cheaper but we haven't stayed at one of those in years.

We end up eating at the food truck again. I got a Philly this time. New for them. The rest is all more Mexican type food. Good, too much for the second night in a row.

Now I have been in contact with the driver who was dropping in La Crosse. They said the dispatcher called them tonight ... when they are on vacation ... looking for drivers. Sounds like a good chance they will need drivers :)

Loadboard

US - 159

IA - 6/5

MN - 14

WI - 5

We finally decided to use rewards points to get our room tomorrow night in Rocklin. Price was still almost $200 and they were almost sold out. JUST IN CASE ... we don't make it to Rocklin, we have not booked our Sunday night room but those are not close to being sold out.

Tomorrow will be another day of stopping where fuel is cheaper and for last fuel fill, etc. Another 500 mile day and then Sunday off. Re-set. So that I can run hard if we get a bus back to the midwest and we try to make it. Long days ... or sit over the weekend somewhere.