7 MILE TRIP

After our delivery in Seattle, we were lucky that they had a lot we could stay in. We got 4 hours of sleep before it was time to head over to the Fred Meyer in Puyallup, WA, for our last delivery. With only 2 hours left of driving time, we were limited on where we could go. Thankfully, we were sent to a yard, where the Company has 5 spaces, just 7 miles away in Pacific, WA. When we pulled into the yard, there was just one spot left, and we quickly backed into it. Thinking we would not hear anything until the morning, we were settling in, when the computer beeped.

Looking at the dispatch, all we had to do was hook up to a loaded trailer that was sitting right next to us, loaded with bananas, and take it back to the Fred Meyer distribution center in Puyallup in the morning. But best of all, we could get back to a more normal sleep pattern and get a good night's sleep before delivering. We tried to stay up and watch TV, but by 6pm we were both falling asleep, so we went to sleep with a 4am wake up call.

With only 7 miles to go, we were at Fred Meyer, along with about 5 other drivers from our Company, ready to drop the bananas. Currently, we are all lined up like good little soldiers in a row, waiting to hear where we will be sent next. Again, it didn't take long before we heard the familiar beep and saw that we could just get comfortable where we were at. We were instructed to drop our trailer in the yard, and at 2pm, we would hook up to a loaded trailer and head to Spokane for an 8pm delivery. Now that's what I call easy. Time now to settle in with the laptops and TV and relax for awhile.