170903 - Day 8
Getting closer to home... 1st stop is just across the border in Council Bluffs. The BP has the cheapest fuel between here and home and we won't make it without some more fuel. 2nd stop is in Cambridge, IA just north of Des Moines. It is Labor Day weekend so they have coffee and snacks, and donations...
170902 - Day 7
A little chilly at sunup this AM, we had to walk outside to get to the breakfast building. 1st stop was the rest area just past Sinclear, WY, home of Sincear Oil. 2nd stop was the TA at Burns, WY just past the POE scale. Burger King was our noon fast food. 3rd stop was the Flying J at Big Springs, N...
170901 - Day 6
Short day today. At breakfast we are realizing we could have stayed in Reno last night for less money, less hours and still made it home Sunday night. This motel includes breakfast at the Model T, an in house restaurant. Two eggs, 4 pieces of bacon, juice and toast. 1st stop is Battle Mountain where...
170831 - Day 5
No reason to get up and rolling this AM, found out last night they may not have a rental car for us until noon. So we get up later and eat at 'Mel's Diner' at the hotel. By the time we paid for breakfast the room cost was $130. 1st stop was a few feet away, fueled at Chevron before heading up the mo...
170830 - Day 4
Due to the late night last night we did not get going until 10 am. Fuel prices seem to have gone up overnight. This jump seems to be about $.30 per gallon but we have no way of knowing what each station was a few days ago. 1st stop was Lake Point, UT. The last services before we hit the salt flats....
170829 - Day 3
Pulled out of Sidney just as the sun was coming up. 1st stop was the POE (Port of Entry) to get our Wyoming trip permit. 2nd stop was Larami, WY for fuel. Just a little station with no bathroom or convenience store, but gas for $.20 less than across the street and $.40 less than the closest truck st...
170828 - Day 2
Left out of Ankeny before eight o'clock. No issues with rush hour traffic. 1st stop was a rest area near Adair, IA. Still working on the bridges and roads in Council Bluffs, plenty of roads in Omaha... 7 lanes wide in places. 2nd stop was a Shell station in Greenwood, NE. Gas was cheaper in Lincoln...
170827 - Day 1
We went our youngest grandchild's 1st birthday party before heading to IA.... and as we are leaving town, we find out we need to be back in 8 days to take care of family business. We have time enough to do this run, but any leg two is now limited to almost directly straight back. The plan is to do t...