Headed East again

We loaded 42,500 pounds of Washington potatoes at this warehouse in Mattawa, WA. There's our red truck backed up to the loading dock. The sign on the building says "tatoes-really good potatoes!" This load is almost heavier than legal for our truck- we can only fill the fuel tanks half full and we are mighty slow going up hills. For my part- I have discovered that the truck does handle differently when it is so heavy- for instance it makes it REALLY important not to miss a gear! We are headed to New Jersey.

This trip marks the first anniversary of Matters On The Road- and it has been a beautiful trip- with lovely weather all the way so far. Montana and North Dakota have been particularly spectacular. Wide open skies and rolling green hills as far as the eye can see, here are a couple pics.


(this lower picture was impaired by BUGS on the windshield--the down side of the summer season!)

We loaded in WA in Thursday and will deliver all the potatoes to NJ on Tuesday morning. Stay tuned for our next installment.