Whew! Yesterday was brutal at the end. We ended up with a late start (any surprise there?) and didn't get to our hotel until 12:40 AM! The gals were unbelievable in terms of their spirit, but we can't go through that again. West Virginia gave the truck a fit with the mountains. It is loaded for bear and is a real pig. the best it will do up steep grades is about 35 mph, which is not really that bad unless you are sitting in the belly of the beast. Listening to it roar is a bit disconcerting.
The vehicles are doing well so far. Our truck has no problem handling any of this, even with the load. Lauren appears to like her Uhaul mini truck. Susan and Mattison are keeping us updated with fun facts about each state while touring in the Miata chase car. I am a bit concerned about the wood we loaded on the car carrier; It kept losing its rear strap so I finally removed it. I'll need to re-do the tie downs before we leave this morning. That will be a chore. By the way, never let an ex-camp staffer tie down your loads - there were taut line hitches everywhere! (they slip)
Looks like we'll get a late start this morning as well since we arrived so late. At least we'll gain an hour on the clock today. Next stop, K.C., about 500 miles in all. I'd like to arrive there early enough for Lauren to get some useable time visiting with her old friend.
Stay tuned for day two of the adventure!
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Keep on being safe! Glad you are making better time than the horse and buggy option.
Hang in there - looking for the next update. Hope all are well. -Jim
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