ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE

That phrase came to mind as I snapped this shot last night as the sun was setting in the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. It's also the phrase that Craig says every time we arrive at a shipper or receiver and he is asked, "How are you doing"? Without fail, he always replies, "It's just another day in paradise", and you know? It pretty much is. I've said it before, but rarely does this feel like we are doing a "job". At this stage in our lives, we are very much happy with our decision to live the nomad life on the road and the way we have simplified our lives. So barring becoming independently wealthy and traveling anywhere we want to, we'll be content to continue our 18 wheel traveling for at least a few more years.

After our unload in Idaho, we ended up going into the Company yard and waiting until Thursday morning to get our next assignment. We headed to Wallula, WA to the Tyson Meats to pick up 44,000 pounds of boxed meat. I always laugh when I read the bill of lading and see that some of the meat we are hauling is beef butt flap. Okay, can some one explain to me what you use that for?

Our destination is to Los Angeles, for a drop on Saturday and Sunday. There has been some discussion back and forth on the computer, as they changed our first drop time to a time that we could not possibly make. Also we are trying to stop by to see Craig's parents which would be on the way to LA. Currently we are sitting in Klamath Falls, OR waiting for our 10 hour break to end and then head South. Hopefully, in a few hours, we will hear whether they were able to change our delivery back to the original time or if we will be handing it off to another driver. But as Craig says........."It's just another day in paradise"!