Awake: 7:17am Temp- low 40’s sleep 8+00 overnight @ the Assembly of God Church parking lot in Sullivan, Missouri.
We ran our generator last evening & throughout the night for a total of (14) hrs which provided us with all the comforts of home. I’ve been told the generator burns less than a gallon per hr.
K & I have a “Kathy” muffin for breakfast & leave the church parking spot @ 9:22am; drive ½ mile & top off our diesel tank @ Flying “J.” 154 gal @ $3.05 per gal.
The wind has subsided a little today making this leg more comfortable than the last (2) days. @ 1:30pm we pull into a rest stop & have breakfast/brunch.
Arrive @ the Newell Service campground @ 3:30pm & whom do we see as we disconnect our tow car: Darrel & Jackie from Oregon. After I park the coach & Kathy parks the car we spend an hr catching up with each other.
Today’s travel: 247 miles 4+27 hrs 40.4 gal used 6.1 mpg 55.6 avg speed.
Dinner: Tilapia fish, rice with golden raisins, broccoli, & a salad.
We watch the usual ABC news, Jeopardy & the O’Reilly Factor.
Finish watching movie: “Thunder Road” with Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jacques Aubuchon, Keely Smith, James Mitchum. Rural bootlegger takes on Feds & the Mob in cult favorite that even today continues to play in drive-ins (when you can find a drive-in); for many this remains the definitive moonshine picture. Jim Mitchum makes screen debut playing Bob’s brother; the elder got a hit record out of the title tune, which he also wrote! 1958. The movie was so-so but the title tune was good.
Lights out: 11:42pm
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