View of the day-Pulling around the last corner for the day to get parked in Sargent, NE.We decided we would split the last trip to South Dakota in about half, so there was no rush to get up early...Al called AIS for 11:59am. Wasn't THAT different?
We got the trailer all set for transport, payed the tab at the campground, then headed for Liebenthal card lock to get the Freight aired up and ready for action. We had a terrific wind pushing us from the south...40mph...it didn't take long to shift into the tall one, so we knew we would make good time.
The heat was another issue. We didn't see the triple digits, but it was still in the high 90's and the Freightliner always adds another 60ยบ to the ambient temperature, so it makes for a cozy trip. We stopped a couple times to check the load and found no issues. We only had a 210 mile trek for the day, so we made it in to Sargent around 5pm...a nice short drive for the day.
Odd, isn't it, how at any other time at home in the winter, 210 miles would be a trek? And for some families an eternity. But for us...another day in the life...
We got parked in Sargent, then got the camper parked, plugged in...kinda...and the A/C's running. We went to the Ritz for supper and a shake...the latter was EXCELLENT...except for the size, it would kick Sonic's shake. When we got back to the camper, Al could tell there wasn't near enough noise coming from the A/C...the breaker had tripped...this wasn't good.
After doing some rearranging, we ran the generator long enough to get the camper cooled down, then got the shore power going...only 30 amp...but enough to keep one A/C going. No laundry tonight...can't take chances.
There were weather warnings out for the area, but it looks like they will all go north of us, so with the front passing through, we might have to deal with the same wind as today...but this time out of the north.
Can't complain, we have had it pretty good for all the moves till now...
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