We were all set and ready to hop out of bed and finish loading up to hit the road. But we think our doctor and Pharmacy had a different plan for us...
Somewhere wires got crossed and we needed two more prescriptions. The pharmacy contacted us at closing time last night to say there were two more prescriptions! So we had to wait until 9:00 this morning to drive up there and pick them up. Argh
It was pretty darn cold when we woke up, four below zero. Steve started the heater out in the motor home so we could start loading things in. We got a few batches of things in before we left to go to the pharmacy.
Keep in mind, our Pharmacy is 21 miles away. So that kind of messed up a good hour of our time.
We picked up what we needed to pick up and we got back home as quick as we could. The last few loads went in and it was time to get ready. We set the security cameras and double checked all of the appliances that did not need to be plugged in while we were gone. We cleared out the refrigerator and freezer and left both doors wide open. We also learned last time, to remove the batteries from our smoke alarms. One had been a low battery while we were gone and kept chirping and chirping and chirping. Every few minutes it would set off our inside house alarm! Our alarms sense noises as well as movement. We had to send our son-in-law over to remove the battery to stop the noise.
Once the last load was in, it was time to back up the motorhome and hook on our cute little cargo trailer. Everything's been checked and rechecked. Now it's time to roll...
Once Steve hooks it all up, I stand in the back and double check the lights left, right, brake and tail lights. Looks like we're good to go.
This is our last look from the driveway as I plodded through the snow to get over in the passenger side of the motorhome. We popped on our microphones and set up our camera to film a message for our YouTube channel.
It's now 12:30 p.m. about 4 hours later than we really wanted to leave...
YEP- HERE WE GO!
Nicholas says he is very eager to find new places to sniff. We are glad he is a good traveling companion and doesn't get motion sickness. He hops in eagerly and waits for the next time we open the door. Magically is always a new place to sniff when we open the door. Makes for a happy boy.
As we headed south, the snow was getting less and less. That was nice. As we got to the very edge of Wisconsin and entered into Illinois, things were almost bare.
Our first goal was to hit a little gas station that we know of in north central illinois. The town is called Wenona. Just south of it at the intersection of Illinois State 17, is a Shell gas station with a Burger King. It's just past the BP gas station.
Steve's dad told us about this place many years ago. They have five RV slots alongside the building. I mentioned them in my last blog. They have full hookups available for $20. There's electric and sewer at each slot. The water is turned off for the winter but there is a hose on the building that you can borrow if you want it. We opted to NOT de-winterize yet as we still have a few more nights of freezing weather.
We were treated to a beautiful sunset as we pulled off the highway after 307 miles of traveling for the day.
We pulled into the slot furthest away from the building. Otherwise you can kind of hear the drive up orders until 10:00 p.m. then they are closed. Steve went inside and paid our $20 for the night while I got supper ready. He plugged us into the electric post so we were able to run our air fryer to cook dinner. That was a nice treat.
We block off the front cab area with a hanging quilt use little clips to attach it to the curtain rod for the top bunk. Then we take it down during the day and put it back on the loveseat.
We pop Reflectix pieces in all of the windows, for added heat retention.
After our dinner, we were cozy and comfortable. We had the propane furnace kicking on every now and then, and we also had an electric space heater going to keep the floors comfortable. We have dual controlled mattress pad heaters on the bed, so we can each choose our own temperature. Nick hops up right between us and we let him spend the night there. Usually he sleeps on the floor but it was pretty cool down there in the corner.
We popped on the Roku stick that we have on our back TV and watched few of our favorite YouTube channels. One of them is Cabin River Outdoors from British Columbia Canada, and another one is Kyle's Cabin from Minnesota.
It got down in the low 20s overnight, and when we woke up in the morning it was 24° but it was also very, very windy! That had NOT been in the forecast...
We made up our breakfast and got roadworthy to put on some more miles. We went to retract the back slide, there might have been some ice up in the slide cover recoil device. Steve grabbed a broom and hopped up on the tongue of the cargo trailer. He tapped it a couple times and worked it loose. Now we could retract the rear slide and the cover rolled up the way it was supposed to. Whew! What a relief. We wouldn't want to have to try to find parts on a Sunday to repair a crazy awning cover.
We took our time to fuel up and dump off our trash before we hit the road. Illinois diesel fuel is $3.29 a gallon and we are doing about 11.5 miles per gallon right now. Lots of wind so that makes a difference.
MAYBE HEADING INTO
MISSOURI TODAY??
307 miles traveled so far.
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Are you members of the Open Road app that offers a discount on diesel fuel at certain truck stop stations? We've been members for 8 years with our diesel motorhome, and have been very happy with the discounts.
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