We didn’t sleep very good last night – HOT and noisy. In a way that was good, we got up early and hit the road.
A quick stop for gas, some coffee and off we go.
Iowa should be named the “Rest Stop State”. I swear, along I-80, about every 5 miles there’s a rest stop. Keep this in mind next time we pass through :-).
ALSO – Seen a lot of wind mills, scattered all over, not like a “Wind Mill farm” that you see out west.
It was turning HOT again today, We had the AC working in the truck, so Jodie took the wheel for a few hours and I took a nap in the back.
When we got to Joliet (west of Chicago), the freeway travel STOPPED, All four lanes, stopped. After moving about 1 mile in 1 1/2 hours, we decided to leave this parking lot and managed to get off I-80. A detour about 10 miles north, and we picked up US-6. It went through town, but it was moving. We intersected I-80 again near Gary, Indiana.
We refueled one more time for the final run toward Toledo. (Illinois gas is expensive, try not to re-fuel in Illinois)
As we left Indiana and entered Ohio, we were running low on gas. (I have 2 gallons in a can that is my backup) . I had run the tank low and had a good idea of what happens, but I decided to press it to either empty, or the gas station 40 miles away.
The needle went to “E”. I had seen this before, and knew I had about 3 gallons. It went one needle width below “E”. I knew I had about 2 gallons, but didn’t move anymore (must be a mechanical stop on the needle). I’m now in uncharted territories.
About 3 miles before the gas station, the engine started bogging down, then quit. OK, I now know when the needle drops one width below, that’s as far down as it will go.. so I have about 20 miles to find a station.
Anyway, we put gas in and 30 minutes later, we pulled into our driveway. HOME :L-)
Odometer >> 10,988
John & Jodie