September 30, 2012

View of the day-The Freightshaker having a morning smoke with the horses. Last trip for the old girl this season.

It was moving day, so we got the camper all packed up and the hoses put away, then hooked up to the Dodge, took a tour out to the field to dump the tanks, then parked it back in the yard.  We took the little Dodge out to the rigs to get loaded, then Marilyn was going to come back for the camper and leave the truck in the yard for load two tomorrow.

We got out to the rigs and got everything started so they could air up.  We worked on getting the combine and trailer hooked up to the General, then got it chained down.  While Al did the rest of the strapping in, Marilyn got the backup camera moved into the cab so Al could watch the road behind him when he moves.

The Freightliner was ready for the trip...it was going to be the first load and once it was rolling out of the pasture, Marilyn took off to get the camper from the yard.  The Freight was south of the highway and the camper was north, so Al waited on the highway for Marilyn to show up with the beacon he needed for the back of his load.  While he waited, he checked the chains, tie-downs and lights...all in order.

We were rolling by noon and once we made it to Melville, we parted ways...Al went through Melville on highway 15 and Marilyn continued on highway 10.  Al didn't want to have to go through the city...and past the weigh scales...so he took the scenic route to get out to Yorkton Auction Centre, where we usually park our stuff to load and unload.

Marilyn went straight out to the farm, parked the camper strategically so she could go between it and the house to unload everything.  Once it was unhooked, she set off to meet Al out at the auction yard, where they got unhooked and unloaded.  By now, it was time to have something to eat...we hadn't done that today yet.

Before we had lunch, we made a short stop at a furniture store to check on sofas...couldn't get any help, so we left to find someplace to dine.  After lunch, Marilyn took Al to the Freightliner and we both went out to the farm...we were done driving for the day.  Al got the Freight parked in its "garage" and Marilyn started on the camper.

The first thing on the list was to get the dish aimed...it had to be done for Sunday Night Football, after all.  Once that was finished, then it was time to get all the farm toys out from their various hiding spots.  Al had set them all up in the garage and had a visit from a couple of "toy trading" friends...who didn't leave empty handed.  But the pile was still pretty high.

Marilyn just started carting things out and putting them away...that's how it always starts...all organized.

But that usually doesn't last to the end...