Lori thinks everybody has stayed home this Memorial Day weekend. She thought she might see a few more people out on the road but to her surprise there are LESS than she sees even on a "normal" weekend - both tourists and big rigs. Rest stops, which typically have few if any open parking spaces, are practically vacant and the truck stops have about 1/2 the usual number of parked trucks.
It would be easy to say the high price of gasoline is the reason people are staying home but it might also be the bad weather in the areas she's been driving through. While Lori's been able to avoid most of the bad thunderstroms that sprang up in Nebraska and Iowa over the past two days, the fact that she saw several "storm chaser" vehicles is a good indication the bad weather wasn't too far away. Tornadoes in northern Iowa today have killed seven people.
The lack of traffic has made for a fairly relaxing drive. For the most part, she's been able to click on the cruise control and just glide along. That, along with the FLAT terrain, has resulted in some excellent fuel mileage - over 8 mpg average so far for this trip.
Lori will spend the night in Beaver Dam, Ohio, before setting out for Pittston, PA on the final 430-mile leg of this trip. The plan is to spend Monday night in Prime's yard in Pittston and then head to the delivery site Tuesday morning.
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