I departed Stanfield OR and drove the scenic (read curvy) I-84 along the great Columbia River, stopping at the TA in Troutdale. Oregon is another state that believes in 55 MPH for trucks, but along this stretch of I-84, I do not mind. Lori woke up, and helped me navigate to our consignee, DaimlerChrysler, in Beaverton near Portland. We arrived a few hours early, so I nosed up to the gate, & I went to sleep. Lori waited up front for the gate guard to arrive & to write down our next load.
In Beaverton, Lori dropped loaded trailer A422404, and picked up an empty trailer, TA944230.
I woke up near Central Point, where we stopped for lunch at Shari's Restaurant. It was similar to Perkins... a bakery, similar floorplan, etc. Nice, and inexpensive, and a short walk from the Pilot, where we fueled and parked. Lori drove us into Ashland for our next pickup, a small company that makes the Drill Doctor. We had to park on the street next to their historic warehouse. Driving in, we were not sure it was the right place because the streets were very small, and there was no sign on the warehouse indicating who occupied it. I asked around, and walked a few blocks down to the main offices. We were in the right place, I was assured, and they would be there to load us in a few hours. They loaded up 26 pallets to take to Sears distribution center in Delano CA. Weight? A mere 17,000 pounds. Again, no problem through the mountains. I started driving at 1915 EDT, 4:15pm local.
I stopped for a break, and to do up a new log, in Dunnigan CA. I wasn't sure exactly where I was at the time, so I had to ask where I was in Spanish: "¿Dónde estoy?" came out as "Donde esta aqui?", so the girl behind the counter had to ask, "¿Esta ciudad?". "Si", I said, and she told me "Dunnigan".
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