8 am.  Up and ready to get on the road.   A few things to do first.   They have washing facilities here for the truck we are getting a trailer wash out and the truck and trailer washed.   They want everything shiny when we leave which is fine.  Saves us $$.    We are also going to hit the showers again before leaving.  We don’t have to be at shipper until 1 so plenty of time.  

 
 
Yes, we are headed to Vermont!   Only one more state and I have seen all the 48 contiguous states.  North Dakota is left but don’t want a trip there until summer.  

Greg got in to some fire ants taking Precious for a walk.   Ouch!  

Made it to shipper on time.   Now we wait.    We are supposed to be picking up ice cream for Ben and Jerrys.  It must have pecans in it.    

This place smells like butter pecan ice cream! 

DG:  Had a 1:00 pm appointment and it is now 2:45.  There is a company store here, but I’m afraid to go in. Too many good things could be in there.  

3:45.  Finally done and on our way. Sat for 2 1/2 hours.  Took them 15 minutes to load us with 11,000 pounds of pecans.  The load info said ice cream but I guess not.   Makes sense since we are going to Ben and Jerrys not leaving.   Pecans FOR ice cream.  Imagine they are hard to find this time of year.  

I don’t think anyone here speaks English even a little bit.  I went to the bathroom and everyone in the break room was speaking Spanish and in the bathroom there was a lady in here and I said hello and she just looked at me kinda scared and left the bathroom.   I don’t think she had any idea what I said.  Wow! 

9:30 pm.  Pulled in to a rest area in Malvern, Arkansas for the night.  Still have 1500 miles to go.   

Goodnight y’all. 

DG:  Traveling at night is quiet but you don’t see much scenery. Saw some young deer by the highway in Texas. We always pray that they will go back into the woods and not try to cross the road. Biggest thing I have hit so far were turkeys and I’d like that to be the end of my roadkilling.  

Still trying to figure out the 8-2 split break which is a formula surely developed by the IRS in conjunction with the DOT. I’ll let you know how it turns out in the morning. 

So far so good on our journey to the extreme north east.  Of course we are nowhere near the Mason-Dixon Line so north is still a ways off. 

My eyes are getting heavy now so I must sleep. Good night all and God bless.