July 15

View of the day-Hamill, SD and it's "lake".

We got up early, had to load both rigs, but managed to get everything ready to roll by 9:30. Normally when we load in Hamill, it is in the 90's with no wind to cool you off...and the flies here are vicious. They must take a pound every time they bite, and they stick to you like...well...flies.

We left Hamill with the combine and header, had the wind pushing us most of the way, nice again. The trip was uneventful, saw a lot of fields of winter wheat looking almost ripe, and a lot of spring wheat looking very green.

We passed through a couple of rain showers north of the interstate, but by the time we made Gettysburg, the sun was shining and not a cloud in the sky. We unloaded the combine then went looking for our farmers and checked how the fields we would be combining were coming along. We couldn't find them so we just headed back to Hamill, stopping on the way at the Lode Star Casino for their $4.95 prime rib special. Wow, it was the best prime rib we have ever eaten. Marilyn donated $1(yes one) to the slot machine, then we forged on to our camper.

We got settled up in town and drove into Winner one last time to pay the fuel bill, what a crime. Trucks are still rolling into town, and we even saw a sign posted on the cash register at the Ampride, that someone was looking for a harvester. That is something that is rarely seen, it's usually the other way around...a bulletin board full of harvesters looking for work.

Tomorrow we move "home" to Gettysburg...