DATELINE: GREENVILLE, TN, 5:55 p.m. EST
Miles Today: 596
As you recall from yesterday, today (and tomorrow) are about getting from mid-Arkansas to Maryland as quickly as possible (without violating DOT regulations, of course). Today I made it to eastern Tennessee in just about all of my allotted 11 driving hours, with just a few short stops. I found a non-chain truck stop with a large parking lot here listed in my Pocket Truck Stop Guide while planning my route, and my estimate of the distance I'd cover was dead-on. So here I am. Tomorrow I complete the run to the Baltimore area.
Since that will include 300+ miles of driving along the Appalachians, then another 100+ miles that will include circling both Washington D.C. and Baltimore, that will probably take most of tomorrow's driving time, so I could well not have to make another pickup after the delivery. I'll letcha' know in my update at the end of the day.
That's about it. Nothing exciting to report from today's activities. It has been another long, tiring day, and I need to get up and running promptly as my 10-hour break finishes up at 3:00 a.m., so I'd better wrap up here and get to sleep. Thanks for reading and commenting, and keep on truckin'.
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2 comments:
Halfway through the mad dash and it sounds like you're doing fine. While you're circling DC, see if you can find Scooter Libby and give him my condolences.
Doesn't Dave Bretz live in the Baltimore area? If you end up not having to make a mad dash out of there, you could call him and have him meet you for dinner or something. My dad has his phone number, I think.
Along these lines, inqiring minds want to know: Do you have a "little black book" of friends/relatives in far places, whom you can visit during your down time ("enforced relaxation") stuck in their areas? It might make the job a little more fun.
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