YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS

"Yes, we have no bananas, we have no bananas today"

But come Monday morning, look out! We will be at the port in San Diego picking up 40,000 pounds of that delicious fruit from Dole. We are a bit nervous, as last week, there was a fleet message sent, that informed us of an entire load of bananas that was lost due to not maintaining the proper temperature. You can bet on us being on top of that.

We received this dispatch Friday afternoon about 4pm, after we had resigned ourselves that we wouldn't get anything until possibly Saturday, and had taken off our shoes. But we have come to realize, a dispatch won't come until you leave the truck or get completely comfortable. In any case, we were happy to have a 1300 miles dead head run to San Diego for the Memorial Day Weekend.

We decided to get in a little over a hundred miles and stayed in Pasco, WA Friday night. Up at 5am we hit the road, and since we had the time, thought we would find out if the Wal-Mart in Redmond, OR would be a regular stop for our grocery needs. The parking lot was a bit tight, but we parked near the loading docks and had a nice clear exit when we were done.

We couldn't believe our luck, as the cool weather we have had the last week seemed to have followed us as we made our way south. The wind was blowing and the rain was coming down as we drove through the Redding, CA area. With almost 600 miles under our belt, we pulled into the Flying J in Corning, CA. We would have stayed at our favorite Casino just a few miles down the road, but wanted to make use of our free showers at the truck stop.

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We plan on leaving around 6:30am Sunday morning as we make our way into the LA basin and stage for our 9am loading time at the port in San Diego. I hope all of you are finding a great way to enjoy this holiday weekend, and the next time you pick up that banana, it just may be one we special delivered right to you!