October 17, 2010

View of the day-On our trip home, we saw this poor old girl...looks like she couldn't make it to the slough to get the fire put out...RIP.

A day late, but there was no way Marilyn was going to deal with the dial-up internet again...she doesn't mind the looong wait for things to load, it's the error message that comes up after the wait that is irritating. Not to worry, we are back on the high speed so it is update time.

We were up early to get more unpacking and rearranging of the yard done while we waited for Brenda, Marilyn's friend from Staples, to give us a ride back to Esterhazy so we could bring the tractor/cart and combine back to our yard. Once she showed up we went to the Parkland Greenhouse for Sunday Brunch...the best brunch in all our travels...then we hit the road.

When we got to Eugene's yard, we got the rigs started and waited for them to warm up...the tractor has battery issues, so a boost was in order. Brenda took the Dodge back to Yorkton, going on the highway...it seems she didn't want to follow us at 18mph for some reason...and we started back going on the gravel.

It was a long trek, but we figured by the time we got everything loaded on the trailers and moved up, then had to find someplace to unload...since our yard isn't that big...it was easier to just road them. And what a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than taking a 'leisurely' drive through the country?

On the trip we only saw one field being combined and there were five or six machines making dust, so it was sure to be finished quickly...although the 4WD tractor sitting on stand by meant that it would not be all smooth sailing...been there. It took about two hours and 45 minutes to get back to our yard and once Marilyn had the combine parked in 'the shop', she went back to unloading the camper, while Al worked on getting the cameras off the cart so he could park it for the winter.

But of course, Marilyn had to get the dish set up so he could watch football...