Morning in Glendale, KY

I ended up waking up at around 7:30AM, well the last time. Sleeping in a truck at a truck stop, especially the first night, makes for a restless night. Lots of noises as trucks enter and leave the area, drivers getting in and out of their trucks, and the fact that the mattress wasn't the best didn't help either. One thing is for sure, this style of International was not really designed for two people. The bunk space begins immediately behind the front seats, allowing basically no room for storage. So right away you are sleeping with your gear. It can be put on the seats overnight, but that just means you need to move it again when you wake up. Since the area is divided by two bunks, there is very little vertical space either. The lower bunk has a bit more space, it might be a foot or less, but who is measuring. So it is very easy to clock your head when sitting up or getting into the top bunk. Over all I think my back will recover form last night, I just don't know about the other two nights I will be sleeping in it. Fortunately we are able to get a hotel room one night a week.

This morning I started with a nice hot shower, if you don't have a credit from fueling $10.00 at a Petro. The company reimburses with receipts for this so it isn't as bad as it sounds. If you have never been in a truck stop shower, it is basically a long hall way of bathrooms, each with a toilet, sink, mirror, and a shower stall. They are usually fairly roomy, and if at a busy and good enough chain clean. You are given a shower mat, wash cloth, towel, and a bar of soap. Other than the fact that section seems to be set on arctic for the air conditioning, I had a very pleasant shower.

Going back to the truck after my shower I found my trainer was still asleep, so I headed back into the truck stop with my computer and found some breakfast. One thing about truck stops, they always have a buffet, with way more than one needs on it. I can't understand why so many drivers are over weight. I ordered off the menu to get an omelet, home fries, and an ice tea, $9.41 + tip. Again more food than one needs, but I figure a light lunch today and then a normal dinner, if there is such a thing in a truck stop.

We are headed down to Laredo, Texas to pick up automotive parts that are meant for an assembly plant in Ontario, Canada. This is a dedicated run for my trainer, and seems fairly nice drive down and back once a week. He also doesn't have to take it into Canada, there are other drivers for that.

I am using Sprint Mobile Broadband again for this connection. It seems to be working out fairly well so far, at least it is keeping me connected. I am not impressed with the GPS feature though. It is supposed to be able to locate you and then show nearby restaurants, fuel, anything like that. So far both times I have used it, it has been incorrect in finding me. When I tried it initially in Perrysburg, it was only a few streets off. This morning I think it is more than 10 miles off. It is showing me in Cecilia, KY, when I am in Glendale, KY. At least I wasn't counting on this feature, it just comes standard with the modem.

One last thing, the water here is heavily chlorinated, yuck.