Daily Summary for 2/6/2025

Pontoon Beach, IL to Morris, IL

Big Rig Travels day began at 11:43 am, it was 38 and overcast at the Flying J in Pontoon Beach, Illinois.  “Weight is good.” as we are leaving the CAT scale starting our trip to the receiver near Plano, IL.

Love’s stop near Hamel, IL at 12:08 pm, fuel for the Blue Comet.  

At 4:04 pm, done driving for the day, parked at the TA near Morris, IL.

A LIVE watch party starts at 5:03 pm. 

Numbers:  23 miles to receiver, we have a open window of 7:00 am to 9:00 pm.  

Next trip picks up in Plymouth, WI on Saturday afternoon so we have a free night at the house tomorrow evening.  

We covered 239 miles rolling within Illinois.  271 gallons to gold.

Clocks: 6:11 hours on 11 hr,  7:51 hours on 14 hr,  58:53 hours on 70 hr.  Do not gain back hours tomorrow morning. 

No alarm clock ⏰ tomorrow.   

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Another good day for Big Rig Travels.

Welcome to Illinois

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