1 bus to Beloit WI

... spending the night at Waukee WI

Yesterday ... we also saw two dead elk, right at the edge of the pavement. Dead, but not destroyed. And we saw Mormon crickets. I have seen them before in about the same area, this time BB was with me so she could look them up. Mostly they were on the shoulder of the road but there were a couple of places where the road was covered with crushed crickets. Not sure if it was slick or not. All within a few miles and that was it.

Breakfast here is good, there are two people keeping things stocked. Some places it is just the front desk clerk trying to do both jobs.

We are running a few few minutes late today, not a good start to a long day. Good thing I pulled in the direction and place I did. The place is full and cars are parked where they should not be, but I can get out my way with no issues.

When checking out there was still cookies and they asked if I wanted a bottle of water, so I took both. :)

Low fuel light is on, but I was parked on a slight hill.

15 minutes down the road is our first fuel stop. I put in 30 gallons this time because last time I put in more than I used to get here.

Second stop was just for a break. The person I do field work had texted sometime, don't know when because of my phone. So I called. Things have changed since then so no 'work' as of now. Where we stopped was a Flying J, a zoo. I parked at the far end of the cars and ended up backing out instead of waiting for cars to clear.

Third stop is back at Runza. :) BB had decided it is an OK place to eat after not wanting to eat there in the last few years.

Fuel at the TA in Alda. I do not pick the fastest line. I had thought maybe the low fuel light would be on by the time we got here but it was not. I put in 75 gallons into a 125 gallon tank. Usually I can hear the tank fueling and get it stopped in time. But the canopy here seemed lower and the trucks next to me were running so it splashed a little while it stopped.

I pull ahead and the driver of the truck behind me doesn't pull ahead, he goes inside. He is ahead of me in line at the fuel desk. He want's the spilled fuel cleaned up before he fills. Then he asks me if I spilt it. I did, some, a little. Then he want's to show me how to fuel ??? and he catches me as I come out the door later.

After he shows me, I explain that the bus is not the same as the truck. As we are standing there, I see that there was a lot of fuel under the bus and on the left side. I had only spilt a little on the right side. And I was running the nozzle, it just splashes a little as it kicks off. I would have been soaked if all that fuel was from me.

Next stop is the rest area in Ashland. Five out of the eight places we were today are not listed in our e-log so I have to type them in. That e-log program could be so much better.

I might even use it then for more than a calculator.

Now that we have to make a decision, we do. We are going to drive more than 500 miles miles today. 600+ will get us to Des Moines.

Shelby IA is our next stop. Traffic has almost cleared, no heavy traffic this afternoon and not much in the Loves parking lot so I park with the cars. McD's. They are open but they are out of 'water,' so all pop is served in cans or bottles. And they are out of fish and bacon.

Final stop is the Sleep in in Waukee/West Des Moines.

Tomorrow ... we have about 300 miles to go. I will need to call to make sure what the drop hours are. And where they are located. We have looked on line and the drop address does not show having any buses.

I heard it hasn't rained since we left home two weeks ago. It will be interesting to see what my garden and yard look like.

8 AM - Cheyenne WY - Comfort Inn - leave hotel

8:30 - Burns WY - TA - fuel stop

10:30 - Big Springs NE - Flying J - break

Noon - Gothenburg NE - Runza - lunch

2 PM - Alda NE - TA - fuel stop

4 PM - Ashland NE - TA - break

6 PM - Shelby IA - Loves/McD's - food

7:30 - Waukee IA - Sleep Inn