left home 9/23 at 1000

304 miles:
arrived at 9/23 1800, Colton's steakhouse, 1929 Landers Dr, Benton, AR - (501) 778-6100, departed 9/24 6AM headed to Bagnell Dam, MO

322 miles:
arrived at 2000, stayed till 9/25 0400, departed 9/25 1200 headed to Chicago.

430 miles:
arrived at hotel 9/25 2100. Left at 9/26 0600, arrived at Groiban at 1200 and worked till 1700. I realize it's only 215 miles per day but I was tired. Hotel in Chicago; Groban supply SAT 9/27 from 0830 to 1300.

247 miles:
at 9/27 1300, Drove to Salem, IL. and got hotel Saturday night. Went to church Sunday morning, then headed out at 9/28 12:30

175 miles:
arrived 9/28 1600, turned up the truck fuel a bit (3 flats) camped out and ate them eggs and sausages at 9/29 0500! Now there is slight smoke under hard acceleration, so the fuel is just about right. Max. boost is 9 PSI, max EGT 1100. Camping was at Hayti / Portageville KOA, 2824 Missouri State East Outer Road, Portageville, MO 63873 (what? only 175 miles??) They had wireless.

108 miles:
arrived Memphis Equipment 9/29 0800. fiddlefarted around all day... left 9/29 1700

113 miles:
arrived Lonoke, AR, got a motel at 9/30 2030. Departed 10/1 0800.

343 miles:
Decided to do the rest of the way to Texas on Arkansas highway 67. This pased liesurely through many small but reasonably prosperous towns, except the town of Hope. AR. That was the pits, not even an open restaurent in that place, but plenty of liquor stores.. I know Bill Clinton's a weasel, but you would think he would have done "something" for the home town. I found another "chicken stickie" !! They called it chicken on a stick, it was freshly made and pretty good. No beak.. Potato, chicken, pickles, onions, all deep fried. mmmmm good! This was at the Shell station on the west end of downtown. If you have to eat in Hope, eat there. Arrived 10/1 2000 Dallas, Texas. Good to see my cats after a week.

Mileage:
odometer fuel MPG comment/fuel type
34654 0.0 full
34845 25.5 7.5
34916 11.2 6.4
35031 14.0 8.2
35160 18.2 7.1 filled at phillipsburg MO
35318 19.9 7.9
35503 23.3 8.0 put in cheezy and expensive biodiesel 20
35704 29.6 6.8 note crap mileage from biodiesel 20. BP in ILL
35928 27.1 8.3 B11 biodiesel, plus 1 qt. Of non detergent 30-wt.
36081 18.4 8.3
36238 21.7 7.2
36412 23.1 7.5 Hope, AR
36538 14.8 8.5 Sulphur Springs, TX

7.6 AVERAGE MPG, fuel cost $998, plus parts and maintenance $220 (oil line incident), $250 (windshields), $40 (door hinge)

Total distance 2042 miles including Sulphur Springs to Dallas.

A Dallas TX
B Colton's, Benton, AR
C Bagnell Dam, MO
D Groban Supply, Chicago, IL
E St. Theresa's Church, Salem, IL
F KOA, Portageville, MO
G Memphis Equipment Co. Memphis, TN
H Lonoke, AR