Today's Journey After picking up this load in Lexington yesterday, I discovered that the trailer had a problem with it's brake lights. By the time a service truck arrived and spent about 20 minutes finding and fixing the problem, four hours had been lost! We were only able to drive about 36 miles to the Mount Sterling Pilot Travel Center where, fortunately, they had some parking available. At least we've got a beautiful day … [Read more...]
Awful Nashville Traffic Still Doesn’t Ruin Today’s Drive
February 22, 2019 by ·
Today's Journey Our Route Today (click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) We didn't make it as far as I wanted to yesterday, but the Dodge City, Alabama Petro was a good place to stop for the night. We'll continue north on Interstate Highway 65 through Alabama, Tennessee (where we'll run into some heavy traffic and a crazy detour) and Kentucky. The video ends as we're crossing the JFK Memorial Bridge over … [Read more...]
780 Miles to Pensacola, Florida; 2 Days to Get There
February 5, 2019 by ·
We're starting our day at the Flying J Travel Center in Jeffersonville, Ohio, but as usual, I forgot where I am in the morning. Today's drive is pretty uneventful with nice weather all day. We'll cruise through Cincinatti and across the Ohio river into Kentucky. We'll skirt Louisville on the I-265 bypass to connect with I-65 south of Louisville. We do run into some heavy traffic in and around Nashville, as always. Cities and Towns … [Read more...]
