Free Fuel

Greetings from Buda, TX, just south of Austin. Our 300-mile day was uneventful, if you don't count the wasp that attacked the cabin somewhere around Falfurrias. (All I can say is, from now on you can call me "deadeye". Turns out my weapon of mastery is a flyswatter in a rolling home!) Add to that the fact that our departure from Mission was later than planned, so we spent the last 50 miles of our journey navigating the freeway between San Antonio and Austin after 3:00 PM.

No, it wasn't fun.

The best part of the day was earlier, when we made our well-planned stop at the Flying J just north of Edinburg. After we had glided easily into one of the two easy access RV islands, we decided to fill up for the first time in two months. And, we did it for free.

Yes, free!

You see, when we bought our new moose back in November, one of the enticements to buy was a "free" fuel card offered by the good folks at Freightliner. Truth be told, it didn't weigh heavily in our negotiations. But, when the card arrived in the mail loaded with 1,250 bucks, we didn't complain. Of course, we could have used the card for anything. But, we decided to use it for that which it was intended: fuel. Paul activated the card this morning before our departure. And, when we pulled into the Flying J it was ready. He pumped $120 or so worth of diesel into the moose and happily charged the card. It was a bit like Christmas.

Sure, we spent a lot of money to get that free fuel. But, believe me, we're gonna enjoy every single gallon of it.