July 8

View of the day-Al cleaning off the combine to move north.

We got out to the field early, serviced the combine and started making dust...what a nice change. It was a perfect day for combining, it didn't hit 100, but made the high 90's and we had a strong wind, which made the last 90 acres almost a pleasure. The terraces on the last part of the field meant a lot of turning around and uneven pieces, so the productivity was down quite a bit. Still can't beat the view.

After the last load was on the truck, Al took it to the elevator while Marilyn started cleaning off the combine. With the wind blowing, it really helped get the dust and chaff off the combine and into the air, instead of into the eyes and other irritating places on one's person.

We were invited in for supper - pizza, Al's favorite - and then it was back to finish cleaning and then moving the tractor, cart and shop trailer up to the bins where the trailers were parked. After taking the tire off the shop trailer to swap it out for a new one, it was home to town and it doesn't seem to matter what time we finish, we never seem to get into town before 10:30pm. Makes for a short night.

Without our stop in northern Kansas, we have to make the trip to South Dakota, 416 miles one way, without a break. We then will drive back to Great Bend to get the other load and do it all again.

But first we finish cleaning and load everything up...