View of the day-Al checking things over during a pit stop at the Kansas/Oklahoma border.
We left Great Bend fighting a south wind...we knew the wind pushing us wouldn't last forever. After an uneventful couple of hours of driving, we made it to Cherokee and parked the rigs.
On the way down we met a couple of semis doing a back haul pulling empty combine trailers. We recognized them, and they us, gave us a wave and flash of the lights, then carried on their way back to Minnesota. Not long after, Al got a call on his cell from one of the guys informing us that there was a lot of construction on our usual route to Davidson, and that we should use the alternate route that they had found.
It is so great to have a network of fellow harvesters that are willing to help out at any chance they get. We may only see them a few times a year, but it is always quality time and we really can call them our friends.
After we visited with a couple of local farmers, had lunch, it was time to head north to Grand Island, NE with the pickup. We arrived there about 8pm, booked a room and Marilyn got to get a Walmart fix in...just a short one, mind you.
Tomorrow morning we get our tour of the CNH factory to see the last couple of stations our combine will go through before it comes off the line after lunch. Expect lots of pictures tomorrow.
Marilyn didn't take note of the mileage before coming to the room, so the drive tally will wait.
And then we drive back to Cherokee...
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