Our last day on the road from the Get Together was pretty good. Tupelo, MS to Tallahassee, FL was the plan for today. It would be 7 hours driving but mostly along Interstates. So we got up reasonable early and got the rig ready.
Like most folks do, since this was the last day I made sure to dump the tanks before we left the campground. As always, I made sure to put a couple of gallons of water back into the tanks so the Happy Campers and Calgon would have something to work with. Since we had a long way to go, we would be using the potty.
We stopped just outside the campground and filled up with diesel and got a couple of Burger King Croissanwichs. They are on sale, 2 for $4.00. Then we headed for the Interstate. It was a pretty easy run even though it was long. First Tupelo to Birmingham, then to Montgomery. We got on US-231 there and headed towards Dothan and then on to I-10 at Marianna, FL. Once we were on I-10 it was a hour home to Tallahassee.
There is a pretty cool place to stop on US-231 even for a few minutes. Just South of Ozark, Alabama is a rest stop that sits next to an Army heliport. For those that do not know, Ft. Rucker is located near here and it is where Army helicopter pilots learn to fly. So if you stop here there is a good chance you will see Apache, Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters flying right overhead. We stopped for 10-15 minutes and probably saw 10 helicopters flying right over our heads. Lots of grass for the dog to walk, shade and picnic tables. And they even have a dump station.
Wrapping up the trip:
- We were on the road for 7 days
- We drove 1812 miles
- Consumed 119 gal of fuel. (average cost $2.65)
- Average miles per gallon - 15.2 mpg
- Best miles per gallon - 19.6 mpg (Vicksburg and the Mississippi Delta)
- Worst miles per gallon - 13.8 mpg - (I-10 at 75mph)
- Things that broke while out - Nothing
- Things I need to do maintenance wise:
- I need to get the oil changed. The message came up while we were on the road
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