Thursday February 9th
We had originally planned to leave on Wednesday but like many plans, we had to make a revision once faced with reality. Too many things to be loaded into the trailer, too many last minute details to be attended to and of course some last minute maintenance for trailer and Suburban. And of course I had to spend hours determining which tools and gadgets to take with me. I bought a new tool box just for the trip but initial review is that it will be a failure. I wanted all the tools to be in one place and that should be behind the axle to take weight off of the truck but I bought one with drawers and they will be difficult to access from where the tool box is located.
Finally got everything (I hope) loaded about 5pm then took a quick shower and loaded a few more things in the truck for the first night’s stay and we took off. The wind was hardly noticeable at home but on the highway it took some getting used to. There seemed to be a lot of gusty crosswinds which are pretty spooky when the big trucks blow by. But the further we went the less the wind bothered us and by the time we got to IL it seemed that the wind was at our back and giving us a boost.
Driving was uneventful (the best kind) and we made it as far as Peru, IL before stopping to rest at a friendly Fairfield Inn.
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