View of the day-"Marion" does some digging along the highway in North Dakota.
We were up early for our last day in Gettysburg...and South Dakota for that matter. Al went and settled up with the farmer and Marilyn got the camper ready to hook up. By the time Al got back it was a matter of setting the shop trailer in position on the street, hooking the camper to the pickup and hooking the shop behind the camper.
We had a quick snack then hit the road with a strong SE wind pushing us. We made Sterling and just as we got to the truck stop, saw the Gerry and Lynn Prevost crew pulling out to head north. Marilyn called to find out how they had made out and was informed of some construction at Wilton that meant a detour through town...no big deal for Marilyn, but Al's wide load was a different story. We drove to Menoken to park at the campground then went back to Sterling to hook up the header trailer to take it and the combine to Kenmare. The road going north was hilly, but the wind was helping but as we turned west to go to Wilton, it was 24 miles of crosswind from that strong wind that had helped us earlier...no high gear for either of us.
We made it through Wilton with no problems and continued on north. We went through a weather front, passing through rain and of course then the wind changed and came out of the north...the uphill climb didn't help the chug, either. We whizzed through Minot, noticing that the Prevost crew had stopped for supper...or for the night, we weren't sure...and made Kenmare by 6pm.
We headed back to Menoken and met the Prevost crew probably trying to make the border before dark. Marilyn decided to do her last shopping trip in Minot instead of Bismarck, so after the Happy Panda buffet, Al dropped her off at Wal-Mart then went to fuel up and look around town to kill some time. We left Minot around 10:30pm and got back to Menoken around midnight.
While Al went to the shower house, Marilyn got the blog ready then drove over to the rest stop on the interstate to get online. Unfortunately, she forgot to take the laptop with her so she could have gotten it all done and uploaded while they were in the bright lights.
Someone's lights weren't too bright now, were they...
We were up early for our last day in Gettysburg...and South Dakota for that matter. Al went and settled up with the farmer and Marilyn got the camper ready to hook up. By the time Al got back it was a matter of setting the shop trailer in position on the street, hooking the camper to the pickup and hooking the shop behind the camper.
We had a quick snack then hit the road with a strong SE wind pushing us. We made Sterling and just as we got to the truck stop, saw the Gerry and Lynn Prevost crew pulling out to head north. Marilyn called to find out how they had made out and was informed of some construction at Wilton that meant a detour through town...no big deal for Marilyn, but Al's wide load was a different story. We drove to Menoken to park at the campground then went back to Sterling to hook up the header trailer to take it and the combine to Kenmare. The road going north was hilly, but the wind was helping but as we turned west to go to Wilton, it was 24 miles of crosswind from that strong wind that had helped us earlier...no high gear for either of us.
We made it through Wilton with no problems and continued on north. We went through a weather front, passing through rain and of course then the wind changed and came out of the north...the uphill climb didn't help the chug, either. We whizzed through Minot, noticing that the Prevost crew had stopped for supper...or for the night, we weren't sure...and made Kenmare by 6pm.
We headed back to Menoken and met the Prevost crew probably trying to make the border before dark. Marilyn decided to do her last shopping trip in Minot instead of Bismarck, so after the Happy Panda buffet, Al dropped her off at Wal-Mart then went to fuel up and look around town to kill some time. We left Minot around 10:30pm and got back to Menoken around midnight.
While Al went to the shower house, Marilyn got the blog ready then drove over to the rest stop on the interstate to get online. Unfortunately, she forgot to take the laptop with her so she could have gotten it all done and uploaded while they were in the bright lights.
Someone's lights weren't too bright now, were they...
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