Well, today has been a long day.   Greg got up early and there was snow all over the truck and parking lot but when we got up later on it was raining and it is still raining.   Most of the snow was gone pretty early which we were grateful for.

We are in Georgia at least and almost to our stop so just another couple of hours in the am.   Unfortunately, I dont have a lot of pictures today as it was raining so hard I couldnt get very many and what I did get werent good ones.   We did cross over the Missouri River, The Mississippi River, the Ohio River and the Tennessee River.   We had stopped for the night in Ringold, GA at a rest area only to find out at 12:30 that they closed up at 11 pm so off we go to find a bathroom.   Being a girl definitely has its disadvantages on the road.  I ran in to one lady in the bathroom today who was a truck driver and she told me I needed to get a “piss bucket” for the truck.  The guys all pee on the road, off the road, anywhere they can so she said we ladies have to have a way to go too when there isnt a truck stop around.   I told her I wasnt quite to that point yet and still had some dignity left but many of these late nights trying to find a bathroom or having to walk in the rain and snow a block just to pee and I may change my mind.   But again, not there yet.   Fortunately, the next truck stop was only a couple of exits down so all is good and we can get back to sleep.

We started out in the western part of Missouri and drove the whole width to Illinois and then down a bit in to Indiana, then Kentucky, to Tennessee to Georgia, back in to Tennessee (honestly, the highway goes up and down a bit there in the corner) then back to Georgia.  We stopped at a rest stop in Tennessee because it was raining so hard and then it got foggy so we thought we better pull off and see what was going to happen.   Fortunately, it cleared up before too long and we were back on the road.

We came down one really steep mountain in Tennessee and because of the weight of the truck (80,000 pounds including truck and loaded trailer) we could only go 25 miles an hour but we didn’t want to risk losing the breaks so it was worth the extra time.

Our stop is just outside Atlanta.   The rain has slowed down some finally so hopefully I will be able to see out the window tomorrow.

If you squint really hard you may be able to see the St. Louis Arch.

Mississippi River, just outside of St. Louis

I think Precious is enjoying life on the road.

Ohio River at Western part of KY