Road Food

 

by Pa Rock

Road Warrior

Sunday Evening:  I am back, in Rawlins, Wyoming, at the Brickyard Inn, the place where I stayed ten days ago on my trip to Oregon.   I liked the motel, the room, and the price so much that I came back.  470 miles of hard driving today, about a hundred less than yesterday.

There is lots of road construction occurring on Interstate 80.  It wasn't so bad today for those of us going east, but there was one place where traffic heading west was backed up several miles.  Summer is the most popular time for working on the roads, so keep that in mind if you are planning any major road trips.

I had the best burrito of my life today for lunch at a "Maverik" convenience store.  It was a little less than  five dollars, and one made a complete meal, even for a big and wide guy like me.  I have been in several "Maverik" convenience store on this trip and really like their selections of meal and snack items, the reasonable pricing, and the friendly customer service.  My gas this evening at a "Maverik" was $2.99 a gallon, which is the cheapest I have found on this entire trip.  All of the meal items, like that great burrito, are made fresh daily in the individual stores.

I googled "Maverik" tonight and learned that they have 800 locations in 21 states.  I also learned that they are taking over the "Kum and Go" convenience stores in Missouri, and most  of the takeovers were completed in June while I was on the road.  I read some on-line reviews that complained about empty shelves and problems  as the converted stores were getting set up and started, but give 'em some time.  I think it will be well worth the wait.

It's looking like rain tonight in southern Wyoming.  I have not had to drive in any rain this trip - knock wood.  Last year on my first day out of Kansas City heading north, I was almost washed off the road, and during that trip I had to navigate several serious rainstorms.   Alexa did tell me today that it is still raining in southern Missouri.  Maybe I will bring some of this sunshine home to the Ozarks.

Right now my plan is to be in either Nebraska or Colorado tomorrow evening, and back in the Kansas City area Tuesday evening - and home on Wednesday!  There are plenty of road miles still waiting to be driven before this trip is over, but soon . .  . soon I will be back with my sweet little Rosie and mischievous Gypsy!