Today Is Caledonia, New York

We left Bath, New York this morning at 7 local time. It was chilly and foggy, cool enough we had to dig out our light jackets to stop the teeth chattering. The jackets will be flung off after the sun rises.

30 miles of interstate on I-390 then 35 miles of two lane roads through farm land and small villages we arrived in Caledonia around 9:30. The three trucks were parked out front of the sales office. One had a different VIN from what we had been dispatched. The descrepency took about 20 minutes to clear up in the meantime we set to work on the two that were good and the truck I picked up from Carlisle. Inspections and hookup.

We had a bit of trouble with the turn signals on the truck I was going to drive. They didn't work. A mechanic fussed about not being able to find the fuse panel, then find it and see he had not brought the proper tools - not just once but four trips later. The problem was solved with a fuse and replacing a corroded bulb where water had penetrated and rust taken hold.

We left Caledonia at 1:30 and needed to find a fuel station. We stopped in a small town named Pavillion for fuel. A restaurant shared the lot with the gas station. Signs proclaimed breakfast, lunch, and dinner were served but it was already closed for the day at 2 pm. Lunch consisted of a blueberry Pop Tart and a small bag of Chex Mix.

Back on the road, two lanes, we had about 40 miles on US 20 to go to Buffalo, New York to get to Interstate 90 and the New York Turnpike. At the last service plaza in New York we found a Denny's where we had a proper meal. By this time we were pretty tired and it was after 5 pm. Time to figure out where we would stop for the night.

Pennsylvania border was about 15 miles away, we would only be in Pennsylvania for maybe 30 miles then cross over into Ohio. One of our stops on this highway has been the Days Inn at Ashtabula, Ohio but not tonight, they were full. Joe got us in the Comfort Inn at Austinburg, Ohio. 423 miles we did today, shutting it down at 7:30 pm.

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