07-07-04
Woke up this morning about 7:00 (eastern time) to a nice brisk 58
degrees in Des Moines, Iowa. There were about a dozen or so other
rv's parked in the same Flying J as we were. Most of the rv's
were transporters, I think all but about 4 of them were transporting
new rv's to the dealer. Some of them were motor homes, others
were 5th wheels and travel trailers. I saw a couple of them that
were using 1 ton pickups to pull the trailer, and they were sleeping in
the back of the truck (back seat of a 4 door pickup). We started
driving a little after 8:00 in the morning (eastern time) and
drove I 80 until we got to a town in Nebraska named Kearney. That
is just a little more than 1/3 of the way through Nebraska. We
got off I 80 there and went North about 2 miles and got on Route 30
West. We stayed on 30 West until we got to the Nebraska/Wyoming
line before we got back on I 80. It was a nice drive. Most
of it was 2 lane highway, and we went through a couple of towns that we
slowed down for about 5 minutes for, but most were small little
villages that slowed us for about 60 seconds. Speed limit for
most of Route 30 was either 60 or 65, so we made pretty good
time. In all today we traveled 674 miles. Started in Des
Moines, Iowa, and ended up just outside Cheyenne, Wyoming in another
Flying J center. Weather ranged on the east end of Nebraska, from
60 degrees, to 92 degrees on the west end. The eastern portion of
Nebraska was cool and it rained hard for a while, then became clear and
hot mid way through. So far the trip has been good, although I
think we may have clogged the fuel filter on the motor home again, like
it was before we left home. It is starting to miss at times
depending on engine speed and how much the throttle is applied.
Will look for a filter tomorrow morning. At least I know what to
look for and where it is to replace it. Well, I think I
will upload this and go to bed. I'm not sure what kind of night
it will be - we are sitting in a 35 mph wind (or higher) with gusts
higher than that, and the motor home is moving around somewhat while
parked. By the way, fuel mileage today was actually about
9.5. Pleasant surprise. Tomorrow is another day......
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