HAMPTON, NH to ANDERSON, IN: 1,167 miles (1,079 miles + 88 deadhead + $25 additional stop)
Tuesday June 2nd. This load required loading at two different shippers. The first in Hampton, NH and the second in Fitchburg, MA. I arrived at the first shipper at 1:00pm and the loading was relatively quick taking just an hour. Then I drove just under two hours to the second shipper where the loading too two hours. I left there at 6:00pm and drove four hours to I-84 Diner where I was planning to have dinner but arrived at 10:00pm just when they were about to close. Fortunately, I’ve been there so many times that I’m friendly with the manager who took pity on me and gave me a large house salad to eat in the truck.
Wednesday June 3rd, I started my day with a hearty breakfast of a Western omelet and fresh squeezed OJ then did the pre-trip inspection of the truck and headed at 9:00am. I drove thirty minutes to the TA truck stop for fuel. I drove a total of ten-and-half hours that day just short of the eleven maximum allowed by DOT Regulations and shut it down for the night at 9:00pm with the backdrop of a beautiful sunset at a Sheetz truck stop with 24/7 food service.
Thursday June 4th, I started my at 8:15am with the pre-trip inspection of the truck and drove two hours to the consignee where I arrived at 10:45am for delivery.
BOOK REVIEW: The Shallows by Holly Craig (2023), THRILLER – RATING (****)
A slow burn suspenseful thriller about a murder mystery and a family fleeing to avoid being implicated or for more sinister reasons.
The story is narrated from the point of view of Emma, a stay at home mom with two kids and a privileged life in Sydney, Australia. She becomes friendly with her new neighbor, Ariella, and quickly assumes the role of protector from her overpowering husband. Emma is trapped in a loveless marriage with Charles that owns a personal security company. She sees much of herself in Ariella that is in a toxic relationship with Matteo, a controlling husband that owns a bunch of seedy strip-bars and other shady business endeavors that seem illegal in nature.
Ariella is murdered and Emma’s daughter, Kiki, inadvertently captures the moment on video.
Overall entertaining with an unlikely ending.
