View of the day-The wheat is a ways off in Oklahoma, but still looks good.
It was raining when we got up this morning, but by the time we got loaded up it had quit and we were left with an overcast, cool day.
We made it to Great Bend in time for Al to check in with the CaseIH dealer where the combine will be delivered and prepped for the upcoming season. He also found a toy he couldn't live without...but it adds to his collection. We had lunch with Ken, Kevin and their families at Pizza Hut, which made Al's day...a far cry from the PH at home with it's postage stamp size buffet table and the $8 price tag.
We had a good visit and then made our way out to the Great Bend airport where the 3I Show was set up. They have displays down two, mile long runways and in four huge display buildings. The weather didn't make the walk about very nice with the overcast skies and the brisk NW wind howling...just like home. We managed to see a lot of stuff we could have used, but the thought of hauling it around all afternoon wasn't an option. We figured we could pick it up on the way out, but since everything closed before we got through everything, we only came out with a bag of freebies...oh, and a new fuel pump for the slip tank on the back of the pickup.
After the show we stopped to do laundry and then headed north, stopping in Hays for another Walmart fix. Once we were done there we forged straight through to Holdredge, NE and the familiar sign of the Super 8. We haven't timed things right to get a swim and a hot tub in, but since the hotel only had two rooms left and one of them had a whirlpool tub, we made do with it.
Tomorrow we sail through South Dakota, and rain is in the forecast...
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