Pacific Northwest

We rested up in Utah secure hold and unloaded Monday morning and headed to Hawthorne, Nevada. We spent another night in secure hold and unloaded around noon Tuesday (eastern time). We were the only truck in the area with only one load out a day so we headed to Sparks, which is outside Reno to refuel and shower. We were almost there (about 100 miles) when we got a load offer to pick up the next afternoon back in Hawthorne! We accepted but went on to Sparks.

The Alamo truck stop is not a bad place to have to hang out. It's a casino, truck stop, restaurant, bar. We met some really fun people and hung out til way too late! The next afternoon we headed back to Hawthorne and loaded up to head to Oregon.

We made it to Clackamas, Oregon for an early morning (pacific time) delivery only to find that there had been some miscommunication regarding the destination and we really needed to go another 100 miles northwest to Warrenton, Oregon, which was on the coast, in the corner of the ocean and the Columbia River. It took about 2 1/2 hours to get the paperwork straightened out and then we headed north. It was a beautiful drive....the pines, the river, even the fog.

We unloaded at the Army National Guard unit and asked the sargeant where to get fresh seafood. He recommended a place called Bell Bouy. It was a really tiny, simple place, but was FABULOUS. They own a small cannery, next door is a retail outlet for fresh and smoked salmon, etc., and then next to that is the little eatery. Each order is prepared individually after requested. We had a whole dungeness crab, prawns, and the best clam chowder ever!

We spent the weekend at a truckstop in Portland. We accepted a job Friday that was picking up in southern Washington this afternoon and going to Chicago. We got to watch the Buckeyes win Saturday, met some fun people that work for Atlas moving. I learned that movers call themselves "bedbuggers." I really don't think I could refer to myself as that!!

We loaded up today with 7400 pounds of frozen raspberry puree and are headed to Chicago to deliver Wednesday morning.

Here we are

So, after NC, we got a load offer to Groveport, just outside Columbus and took it. I needed to get a physical anyway, so it worked out. We got to meet our friends Dave and Bev at Garfields. It was great getting to see them again. Going from every Friday night to once a month at best has not been fun! Miss you guys!

We spent the weekend doing the usual..laundry, clean the truck, groceries. We got a load offer Monday picking up in Indian Head, MD and going to Long Island. They made sure to call us as they knew if we just saw that we would turn it down, but they already had another load for us, picking up just north of Philadelphia and going to Reno, NV with stops in Indiana and Utah along the way.

So we got ready to leave Monday afternoon and found that someone had stolen our brand new GPS out of the truck while in our driveway! It has truck routing and we had only had it about a week! Muskingum County Sheriff's office won't do a report over the phone and we had to get on the road, but they said there was no time limit. Can't file an insurance claim until I get the report made and who knows when we'll get home with time to do the report. We drove through Zville on the way to Indiana but couldn't take long enough to wait for a deputy to come out.

Anyway, we delivered in Indiana Friday morning and then headed west. We'll get to Utah tonight and stay until Monday and then head to Nevada. We never get to stay long enough to go to any casinos; maybe this time!

Moving Along

We got the laundry finished on Sunday while talking to a driver from Columbus. After that, we moved down to a Walmart about three miles from our shipper. We walked to a chinese buffet and then settled in for the night. "Camping at Walmart!" The sunset was beautiful! Take a look:The next morning before we left to pick up our load, we got an offer to run escort for another truck going to North Carolina on Tuesday afternoon and we agreed. We delivered our load to Toyota in Georgetown, KY Monday night and headed to a truck stop for the night. Tuesday morning we slept late, showered and headed to the pick up to meet the other truck. As soon as we got there we found out the load was really supposed to be scheduled for Wednesday so we agreed to a layover.

We followed the other team to the closest truck stop and spent some just chatting with them. We got another good night's sleep, this time with the windows open...the autumn air was beautiful! Here's a look at the trucker's sunrise:

We are now on our way to NC and should be there in the wee hours. Dana's driving and I'm headed to bed. Check in later for more or follow us on Facebook!

Middle America

Well, we've not done too bad since we hit the road again. Tennessee, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Missouri. No long runs, but enough to keep us occupied and mostly out of trouble.

It was soooo cold in Nebraska....rainy, in the low 50's and wind gusts up to 50 mph. We were glad for the last load of almost 8000 pounds...it helped keep the truck on the road! We spent Thursday night parked outside Omaha and walked a couple of blocks in the freezing cold to a hotel pub. We only spent a couple of hours there, but met some fun people. A driver named Jay asked where we were parked and when he found out we were in the same lot he was, he decided he was walking back with us so he wouldn't get lost! Along the way, we stopped at a convenience store to buy Powerball tickets and he decided a cold beer would be good for the walk....silly boy!! LOL Anyway, we all made it back to our trucks; we were parked two trucks over from his.

Right now we are outside St. Louis and have a job for Monday going to Kentucky. We were hoping to see the Buckeye game, but the stupid BigTen network has it so we won't be able to. Oh well. At least the team up north lost today!!!

Tomorrow is laundry day. So fun....stay tuned or get updates on Facebook. I LOVE my new phone...I can send updates to Facebook with it.