May 9, 2008

View of the day...well, yesterday...getting ready to cross the Missouri River in South Dakota.

Sorry about yesterday...couldn't get online to update. It was all pretty much driving anyway. We got through Nebraska and South Dakota, then got into Pingree, North Dakota around 9pm. So far we had driven in rain every day on the way back home.

We were able to get a visit in with everyone, then after a good nights rest, mentally prepared ourselves for the last leg of our journey.

Al had to collect all the toys he had purchased and had sent to Mike's house. Now, the back seat of the truck was already full, so he had to put everything into garbage bags so they wouldn't get wet on the back of the truck...it was going to rain again. We had lunch at the 281 Stop, then headed for home.

We did run into rain, and it did so pretty much all the way into Canada...we even had some snow around Kenmare. By the time we got to Alameda there were farmers in the field making dust. After a short stop at Carlyle, it was north to Yorkton and this time there wasn't any rain.

So now we are at home again and will start to get the rest of the stuff cleaned and loaded for the final trip next week. We logged just over 3800 miles/6115 km during the past week...and only one flat tire! That happened the day we left the factory at Grand Island.

A guy driving a cement truck was driving along side us honking his horn and pointing down, so we pulled into a parking lot and discovered the front drivers tire was flat. We changed it on the spot and as we were driving away, just a block away we found a tire shop! They were good enough to fix the valve stem on the tire, switch it with the spare and mount the spare back under the truck in it's special spot...all for $12...AND a pleasant attitude. Pretty rare for 5:15 in the afternoon.

Now, the blog has officially started and even though we are at home, we will try to have something interesting to put up...

Even if we have to make it up...