Our Location:
Countryside Campground, Gibson City, Illinois
We left later this morning as we didn’t have far to go, we even stopped to put in a little time so we wouldn’t arrive too early. The Walmart at Salem, IL was an okay stop but if we stayed again I would park against the back curb not in the lines.
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| Effingham water tower and some very pretty blossoms. |
We rolled out at 8:30 am heading back to I-57N. We stopped three times, 2 rest areas, which are nice and we would definitely consider them as an overnight stop in the future and we stopped once for fuel near Champaign. Diesel was $3.99 per gallon. That was the lowest price we’ve seen today. It is interesting how gasoline prices haven’t varied too much from deep in Texas to here but diesel is up at least $0.50 to almost $.100 per gallon.
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| Our first rest area stop. |
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| Wide spots here. |
Today’s travel was easy, the roads were very good, lots of places to stop and only 1 slowdown that lasted 15 minutes but we kept the tires rolling. We travelled 162 miles/261 km, we used about 11 gallons/42 litres of diesel, we travelled for approximately 4 hours, keeping our speed about 57 mph/92 km. That puts us about 15 mpg. We like that.
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| Rest area #2 |
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| Time to cut the grass. |
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| You can see with the door open, these spots aren’t as big as the other rest area |
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We travelled I-57N most of the way, with less than 20 miles on IL-9 and S. Sangamon before arriving at our current feet down location. We have discovered that not all of the inside plugs work. I have tested all GFI plugs, thrown all of the breakers, checked all of the fuses and have decided to wait until we get home and ask nephew Jason to look at it. Having an electrician in the family is a good thing.
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| This purple is everywhere in the fields. |
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| IL-9 is a nice drive. |
Until next time……
Take care, stay safe,
Deb
I guess we've moved passed you. Enjoy your stay, no point in rushing.
ReplyDeleteNope, we are here until Saturday morning, we will cross the border Sunday.
DeleteDeb
Nice to find a good spot to rest… enjoy 😊
ReplyDeleteIt is always nice to rest after a lot of driving.
DeleteDeb
You've been driving a decent number of miles each time you hit the road.
ReplyDeleteBe Safe and Enjoy your rest.
It's about time,
Thanks. We are just going day by day, we plan two possible stops for each night and when things go very well we sometimes need to find a third. Lol.
DeleteDeb
Love riding along with you. Wishing you a safe journey. Becky
ReplyDeleteThanks Becky. We are happy to have you along. I wonder if you are the lady from Celina, Ohio?
DeleteDeb
Just a few more days and you will be home! Just think of all the work waiting for you!
ReplyDeleteOh my no. We won’t be home for another 10 days, at least. I figure by that time you will have my work all finished! lol. Actually there really isn’t much work to do, there is nothing to rake, nothing to trim or cut, other than put up a clothesline, some lights, bird feeders, toss out some summer chairs and voila, we are pretty much finished, so it shouldn’t take you long at all. Visiting, of course comes next, lots of that to do, but you can get back to the big farm and your own work after that. Lol.
DeleteDeb
I don't stop at rest stops much. The spots are never wide enough. I'm afraid some truck will come by and rip my steps off. Is that red bud along the highway? Love those purple colors.
ReplyDeleteWe hug the drivers side line to give us room for the steps. If it’s an overnight we try to get the first end spot against a curb on the door side. Some places are better than others of course but we feel safe putting out the stairs on the curb side.
DeleteI’m not sure about the reddish colour, maybe some Dogwood or fruit type blossom.
I also have no idea what the purple colour is in the fields but it is like a purple mat!
Deb