We thought we would be given another load right away, but hey, we have been wrong before, so off to our favorite truck stop in Montreal we went. We waited most of the day there before being told to go ahead and make our way back into the USA. If we had been thinking we would have realized that it was rush hour traffic and we would have postponed our start time a bit later, but off we went, albeit at a very slow pace.
When we finally made it to the border crossing, which now seems to always fill me with some angst, I was quite pleased to come upon our first border patrol agent who was actually quite pleasant and helpful. What a nice change from the experiences we have had previously.
Since we got started so late and with traffic being so backed up, we ended up staying at a truck stop just over the border where we were able to fuel up. Although late for East coast time, we still managed to stay on Pacific time and watched some television before calling it a night.
The next morning we still did not have a dispatch, but being as there was only one main highway to get anywhere out of the area we headed south towards New York City. This particular highway took us directly through the Adirondack Mountains. The leaves where just starting to change. I can see why people pay the money to go on tours of the fall foliage. Check out these pictures I was able to take along our way.
We stopped at a service center on the turnpike for some lunch and I was delighted to see there was also a Starbucks. What I had always heard about New Yorkers was their attitudes and how they don’t take any grief from anyone. Well, as Craig and I sat waiting for our lunch to arrive we saw not one but two different arguments break out between some New Yorkers. Quite entertaining to say the least, no punches were thrown, but words can be a mighty sword. No blood drawn, maybe some pride bruised and they were back to eating their meals.
We stopped at the news stand for the most current copy of People magazine, which has become my guilty pleasure every week. I also spotted the New York Post. I was always curious about this publication as Regis was always referring to its cover on his show in the morning. We purchased a copy and after reading it, came to the conclusion there wasn’t much substance to it, almost a cross between the Enquirer, People and USA today.
We drove as far as the crossroads to any direction they might send us, but no dispatch came through so we stayed at a truck stop in Maybrook, New York. We didn’t sit idle though, as we took the opportunity to shower and do laundry. It has rained continuously for the past three days, not that I am complaining as I love the rain. It does tend to make Craig a bit water logged as he tried vainly to set up the satellite TV, but alas, due to the close proximity of the truck trailers beside us we could not zero in on the satellite receiver we needed. So off the bed we went hoping that the morning would bring us a destination to drive to.
During the night we seemed to have some electrical problems and in the morning, with the rain still pounding down, we started to smell an electrical smell. Craig tried to turn off the truck but it wouldn’t shut off. Ever the McGyver, he set off to find the source of our problem. He was able to open up the panel behind his seat to find that rain was coming into the electrical wires. We aired out the panel and headed to the nearest Freightliner dealership. Once there, they concluded that since everything worked fine, there was nothing for them to fix. Off to Lowe’s we went to get the proper tools to further take apart the inside panels of the truck. I was able to find a Barnes & Noble in the same shopping center to load up on books. With the proper tool located we went back to the truck stop to try and stop the moisture from getting into the electrical panel. We did what we could with some silicon and hoped for the best. In the mean time we received our dispatch to head to Vonore, Tennessee to load up some boats on Monday morning. With the rate this rain is pouring down on us, those boats just may come in handy!
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