Lost Blog, Flooding Concerns and Distance Travelled.

Our Location today is at Cracker Barrel in Terre Haute, Indiana.

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This past year when the Hard-Drive on this Computer was replaced the Tech was not able to save Operating Programs such as Microsoft Office which for the last few years you have to purchase with each Computer. Instead they installed Libre Office Writer which is a Free Version of Word and Excel. It works but not to the level of Microsoft which you can truly depend on. I used Microsoft to create many Working Spreadsheets that this Program constantly destroys the functions, will not let you fix them and blocks the use of our Printer. Tonight I was even being funny with some simple Humour (Yes I Can) and was One Paragraph away from completing today’s Blog when it all disappeared. Then a message appeared saying that the Document was for Viewing Only. Anyone considering the use of Libre Office Writer save yourself the headaches. It may cost a bit but Microsoft Office is reliable.

Let’ try this again.

Scrubbing the Windshield again.

We were both so tired from the last few days of travel that Kathy was in Bed sleeping before I finished writing the Blog and I had to keep getting up and walking around while the Pictures would upload just to stay awake. (Real Party Animals) After mentioning the Traffic Noise we could hear last evening that we would need Earplugs to sleep. Didn’t need them and we slept like a couple of rocks.

This morning I was up by 7:30 putting the Computers away before starting to create Breakfast from Leftovers. (Not just Kathy that can do that.) Some time back Kathy had tried a new Cereal that she just couldn’t finish and she had overstocked us on Yogurt Cups so after crushing the Cereal like Granola I made my version of Parfaits and they tasted pretty good. When she heard the Water Kettle whistling it was ready Kathy nearly came running down the stairs.

After finishing our inside chores the hardest thing to do outside was once again cleaning all the Bug Smears off our Windshield. Once that was finished we drove less then a Mile to the Love’s to fill the Truck with Diesel before finally getting on the road by 9:45.

The Park Manager was right last night about the rest of our trip on I-55 being Smooth Sailing after hitting that stretch where we thought all the wheels were about to fall off both the Truck and Trailer.

Knowing ahead of time that it was over an Hour Drive north before getting to our first change of direction didn’t help with the anxiety that awaited us ahead. This Highway just clips the corner of Missouri before we finally turned onto I-57. 

Water along the road.

We started seeing Standing Water in a lot of Farmers Fields and it got worse as we got closer to the Mississippi River. On The Weather Network last evening there were Warnings that the Water Level was already over a Foot higher then Flood Level.

After crossing the River into Illinois there were more Trees along the edge of the road that were already surrounded by Water. We saw how many Farmers had erected Buildings on Built Up Mounds that looked like small Islands in order to protect their investments. This also had us wondering if we had delayed our trek home if we would have been able to use this route.

Luckily Illinois has some nice Rest Areas so we decided to stop for lunch. We were the only RV among all the Semis that had stopped. Since our Batteries were fully charged Kathy was able to use our Microwave to warm up the Leftover Chicken Tenders and Potato Wedges from our meal last night.

Our next change of direction was when we turned east onto I-70 just before Effingham. (Sounds like someone cussing) Since it was only 1:15 and the forecast was calling for Rain in this area later today we pushed on. Soon we were crossing the Indiana State Line so after a brief stop at a Shell station for more Fuel we continued until we reached Terre Haute, Indiana our predetermined Half Way Mark to tomorrow’s destination.

Like a beacon guiding our way Kathy spotted a Cracker Barrel sign. We had an enjoyable meal before heading back to the Trailer for the night. It wasn’t until we went On-Line that we realized we are back in the same Time Zone as the rest of our family. That was another Four States and 332 Mile day that we are glad is over.

Moonfly13 suggested using Rain-X Bug Remover so we’ll definitely be trying that out. We think this has been an exceptionally wet winter that has really brought out a lot of Bugs this spring. This post is shorter then the original. Thank you for following along and feel free to leave a comment.

Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

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