Woke up at the usual time, it was already 65°C outside. We were in no great rush so we just took our time after breakfast getting the inside and outside of the trailer ready.
We left around 1040 and headed North to Interstate 10. Travel was slow initially (35 MPH) until I found a gas station with a decent air supply. We found one after a few miles, but still only managed to get the tyres up to 77.5 psi, but at leas all 4 trailer tyres were now at the same pressure. I hadn’t really thought of finding high pressure air a problem before, probably because I have inflated the tyres at home with my own compressor. With air in the tyres it was time to push the speed up to the dizzy heights of 55 MPH
On the interstate I played around with the speed to try and find the most economical cruise speed, when towing 12 MPG is about the best I can get at a reasonable speed. At 56 MPH we got 11.8 MPG and going to 57 MPH dropped the fuel down to 11.0 MPG and it continued falling rapidly after that, so 56 MPH it was. The truck passed 100,000 KM on the clock a couple of days ago, so it probably appreciates the rest. Actually it is not unusual for this particular engine to go past 750,000 KM with no major issues.
Somewhere between where we started out and our destination for the night in Tallahassee, capitol of Florida we changed time zones. For some reason they never put signs up to let you know you have just lost (or gained) another hour in your life.
Once at the hotel, we settled in, then walked down the road for a seafood meal, as usual filling and tasty!