1 bus to Lake Charles LA

... spending the night at Kerrville, TX

Waking up to an alarm is getting old ...

Today's breakfast was eggs, sausage and potato's because all yogurt was diet.

BB got a little shock this AM :) We were on the first floor of the hotel and this hotel has the pull up/down shades instead of to the side. As BB is pulling up the shades this AM, she sees someone right outside our window ... yeah, that what happens when it is dark outside ... the window acts like a mirror :)

Didn't quite get going at first light, it's getting harder to do :)

Nice pictures of the bus against the early light.

Today the volt meter is not working again and the STOP light is back on all day so no heat for BB. Early AM she spends more time up next to me as I have heat. But once the sun is up it stays pretty warm in the bus even though the air is cool out side. 35 degrees this AM when we pulled out.

We are almost to El Paso when the sun finally comes over the tops of the hills. So right at eye level at times in rush hour traffic.

I thought there was a long space where we could see the border wall. But today, just one short stretch where the freeway is against the wall. No buildings, parks, anything between.

Traffic is down to one lane both directions today because of road construction. We didn't have it too bad but it looked worse coming from the other direction.

1st stop is just over an hour down the road just outside El Paso at a rest area. There were not stops at the halfway point to fuel so we added another stop.

We have to go through one check point today. They ask if the bus was new? If it was empty? If both my wife and I were citizen's? ... then they said ... just wait a minute. I'm wondering what ... then I see a car coming in my lane getting to it's place to park. That was all.

2nd stop is another rest area, this time near Van Horn.

3rd stop is the Pilot in Fort Stockton for fuel and food. Not crowded so I have time to drive around and come in backwards instead of backing in. I'm still getting about 8-1/2 mpg. Plus I add DEF.

Lunch is Subway ... today they are out of ... mayo? Not sure where they went, but they were serving mayo again by the time we were done eating.

4th stop is another rest area stop, this one near Sonora. A lot of the rest area's here do not have pull through parking, only parallel parking. I wasn't expecting that and had to take the last open spot as we were leaving.

It seems the only driveway we were seeing today were single chassis and decked chassis. And lots of them.

No wildlife, no traffic jams, only a saw a couple of traffic stops. Did see one high, high line pole with a whole bunch of birds on it. The only one. Most times brides won't sit on the higher voltage posts.

5th and final stop is at the Best Western in Kerrville. It has truck parking and an on-site restaurant. First I pulled into car parking but it was tight with no cars so we did exit and go across the side street to truck parking.

When we get in the lobby, there is one other customer who says they have been waiting 10 minutes but no one is there. I start walking around the building to see if I can find someone, and I call the desk as sometimes people carry the desk phone with them.

Another 10 minutes goes past and BB goes to use the restroom. It is looked ... FINALLY ... the person says something. "Please call 911. I can't get up." (and the door is locked.)

We had been talking 20 feet or less from her for the last 20 minutes. Never once did she say anything.

I call 911. It works. :) (I've tried calling 911 many times in my dreams and I can never do it)

They ask a few basic questions. I tell them that English may not be their first language as they are hard to understand. The person has fallen, but doesn't seem to be hurt.

Paramedic's are there in a couple of minutes. They bring in the stretcher. Then they try to get the door open a number of ways but finally have to use a crow bar and bust the frame.

The lady is fine, she just couldn't get up. We were wondering how long it would take to get someone else there to check us in, but we just had to wait for the paramedic's to ask a few more questions ... like her birthday. That hit BB hard, the lady was her age.

So ... most of an hour after we get to the hotel, we are finally in our room. Then we walk next door to the restaurant. More Italian. We haven't finished last nights yet.

Great food but almost no customers. Plenty of staff so maybe not a normal night?

... I had to get a to-go box for half of my food.

We got a call today, it looks like we might have a moving job coming up in May. One of BB's aunt's is coming back to MN from AZ.

Load board

US - 82

IA - 6/4

MN -0-

WI - 1

Tomorrow we have about two hours less drive time but we do need to get the bus washed before we shut down. So it will likely be about dark again.

Tomorrow we get to go through both San Antonio and Houston.