DG:  Up and on the road by 7:15.  53 miles from stop but not familiar with traffic in this part of the country so I should have time to get there by 9:00. Okay, standing rule, anytime one is driving through a major metropolitan area one should give oneself at least two hours just for city driving. I was five minutes late so no biggie. These dedicated shippers and receivers are not big enterprises so it’s not like there is a line of trucks waiting to load/unload. In fact I am usually the only one for the time I am scheduled.  

It was a bit difficult getting into the parking spot though. I had to angle my tractor as not to block traffic. 

Here’s a history marker for your reading pleasure. 

4:00 pm, Marshall, MN.  Looking for a truck stop I use my handy trucking app. It says there are two in the area. I come to the first one, but it’s not really a truck stop. 

Go on up the road and I come to the second truck stop and low and behold it looks familiar.  I’ve been here before. The last time I had taken some resin to a place in South Dakota to use in making windmill blades then came over here to pick up some ice cream at the Schwann plant just down the road. I even got my same parking spot. 

More pics of Minnesota.  This is either St. Paul or Minneapolis. They’re side by side so it could be either, I don’t know. 

Got a couple pics of the bridges. I thought the lamps were cool. 

And here is the Mississippi very near its source. When I say very near I mean markedly closer to the source than say, Memphis. 

Don’t know if you can see this, I hope so, it’s the second bald eagle I’ve seen in as many days. 

An interesting building in South Saint Paul. 

And this sign. Didn’t know what it was so looked it up. 

http://kaposiadays.org/calendar/2016-06-23/

Then there was the indoor water park.  It is much bigger than it looks. I couldn’t get it all at the speed I was traveling. 

Then there was the road crew.  After holding us up for more than several minutes and gathering quite a line of vehicles a pick up truck with a “Follow Me” sign on the back drove up and lead the whole line to the other side of the work are. Pretty neat. 

Annie – Abby and Lindsey got to spend the night again.   Yay!   Abby and I worked on Maddi’s quilt a bit today.   We’ve got the lay out and now need to get the white squares cut out.   I think she will like it.  

11 pm.  Going to settle in and watch a movie then turn in.   

Good night y’all.