Sat-Tues...Sept 20/23....Laredo, TX Living

We made it to the CFI terminal in Laredo, TX on Saturday (9-20) about 5:00 p.m. Being worn out from the trip from Canada… we dropped the trailer, took showers, ate, and hit the bed. Peaceful sleeping… we knew we didn’t have to get up Sunday. It was time for our reset on our 70 hours and we were going to enjoy it!

Sunday, was errand day. Laundry first… $10 to do laundry. You could nickel and dime yourself on the road, if your not careful. Laundry finished, we headed to Wal-Mart. We’re bobtailing so getting in and out isn’t that big of deal. There was a car that didn’t realize this tractor vs. their little car… the tractor would win… I was using hand motions to tell the driver to stop and he replied with his own hand motion… he flipped me off!

Grocery shopping at HEB’s (the local grocery chain) was too cool. Trapper stayed in the truck and spent his quite time. The store was like being in a Mexican grocery. I spent maybe an hour and a half in there. Cheap entertainment, I guess. We loaded all the groceries in their place in the truck, strapped everything down, and decided to go sight seeing.

Being 5-6 miles from the Mexico border… we headed toward the border. The downtown section of Laredo was actually part of Mexico until the late 1800’s when the USA decided the Rio Grande would be the border. The evidence of Mexico is undeniable. We started seeing “no truck” signs and decided it was time to head back in the other direction. Maybe next trip we can find a place to park the truck and walk over the International Bridge #1 and see Mexico for ourselves.

Monday; reset done, we were ready to go. Enough sitting, talking, and resting. At 3:30 pm we were dispatched… 600 miles to and from Houston, TX. We were relaying a load in Sealy, TX. We arrived in Sealy, at this tiny truck stop, and about 5 minutes later the other driver showed up. Perfect timing! We traded trailers, paperwork, and safe travels and we were headed back to Laredo, TX.

We got back to the terminal in the wee hours of the morning. Tuesday, we recuperated from the trip the night before. It’s been great staying at the terminal. There are other drivers around to chit chat with and showers are within walking distance. You don’t have to “pee on demand”… you can just walk to the restrooms at any time! Trapper decided to stay in bed and I decided to go shower. It’s so convenient you want to take two a day! As I was stepping out of the shower, I hear the dispatcher calling for Trapper on the intercom…. I knew we were on our way… and I knew I better hurry up.

We couldn’t leave until 2:00 pm. Trapper’s 10 hour break wasn’t up until 2. Two o’clock we were on the road again, headed to Versailles, KY. Pretrip inside the cab consist of all the Qualcomm messages, getting the map on the computer set up, set up the GPS, take out the trash, and make sure everything is strapped down. I still have post traumatic syndrome from the refrig falling! Let's get to Kentucky!