Day 1683

We got up at 6:30.  I was going to have breakfast, but the milk was rotten.  We packed up the trailer and were on the road by 7:21.

We stopped at Baker to fill up.  Then it was on to Salem.  The truck did a magnificent job.  It handled the hills without any strain.  Going down emigrant hill was amazing.  I turned on the exhaust brake mode and just let the truck handle it.  I had to tap the brakes a couple of time to tell the computer to slow down.  I also had to touch the gas a couple of times to tell it to speed up.  All I really did was steer.  The truck did everything else.

We got a little over 9 for the whole trip.  We would have done better except for a strong headwind that started at Pendleton and didn't stop until Troutdale.  That meant that we had to top in The Dalles.  That was OK.  Fuel there is 40 cents cheaper than it is in Salem.

We hit 205 a little after 1.  We'd averaged just less than 60 mph.  Traffic on 205 was a little crowded, but it was running at the speed limit or a little above all the way to I5.  I5 was clogged, so we got off at Stafford and went to Camping World.  They didn't have the struts I wanted, but they did have a 2020 Next Exit.

We got back on the freeway which was clear below Wilsonville.  We stopped at the post office on the way to the club.

The pad at the club is a disaster.  It's overgrown with weeds.  We're going to have a lot of work clearing it off.  Then I'll spray it.  We couldn't get out the Audi because Ellen didn't start the insurance.

After setting up we went to the club to socialize a little.  Then we went to Safeway to get milk.  On the way back we stopped at Wheeler Dealer and got a couple of weed digging tools.  We also stopped at the Chinese place for takeout dinner.

When we got back I got the DirecTV going.  The cable to the DVR was bad.  Ellen has been watching chick flicks ever since.  I spent the evening on Amazon spending money.  I spent almost $1,000.

After a little surfing it was bedtime.