July 7, 2008

View of the day-Leaving from the bins at Timken, KS.

Marilyn got to bed at 4am...she had Walmart all to herself...great shopping...great exercise.

Al was up before Marilyn...not saying "early", just "before". After getting the new tire for the shop trailer fixed we went for lunch, then headed out to get settled up, put the tire on, fix a hydraulic hose, then head north to Nebraska.

Al wanted to leave late so we would cross into Nebraska after the "crows" had left the weigh scale...you know what we mean by "crows"...you never know who is listening on the two way radios...code words, you know...never know who is reading the blog either...

We were aware of the bad weather that was coming up from the SW, but thought that we would be able to stay ahead of it. We did have a contingency plan, just in case, though...but we never did have to wait it out. It hit us...or we crossed paths with it...just south of Stockton, KS, but the worst of it was still to the SW. No big deal, we just kept on forging and eventually when we reached the Bosselman's truck stop at Elm Creek, NE...the sun was shining!

We had a quick bite to eat before Al parked himself in one of the small phone rooms in the truck stop and called in to join the Terriers hockey meeting via speakerphone. Marilyn found a table and got logged on to get the blog done early...for a change.

While working online, a look out the window shows the bad weather has caught up with us...constant thunder, everything looking unsettled...and we have to drive back through it to Great Bend...about 195 miles.

Tomorrow the turtle shell moves north...