August 6, 2013

View of the day-Al and his brother Jeff at Bob's Resort, west of Gettysburg along the Missouri River.

Today was moving day for us...although it was only a 20 mile move.  Al went out and got the propane tanks filled for the camper and picked up the various packages we had delivered to the campground office. After grabbing a quick snack at the convenience store...and having a chat with another harvester and a local farmer we had known since we started coming here in 1990...we were off to see if the combine was still where we had left it.

The General started like a dream and once it was aired up, we got the header trailer hooked to the Dodge and were on our way.  We had one bridge to cross that was under construction, but this one only had pylons marking the center line, so we were clear to go through.  Al didn't knock one over, even though there was only about three inches of clearance on either side.

We got up to the farm, surveyed the best spot to park, then unhooked and proceeded to unload the combine. The battery was dead. Looking back, it was over a month ago that it was last running...a month! The two way radio was left on, so we figured that was what had killed it.  We boosted with the Dodge and then got it unloaded.

Al took over and got the combine trailer moved with the combine over to a parking spot off the road to make room for the next load with the tractor and cart.

With that done, we got back into the General and Dodge and headed back for the shop trailer and tractor.  While getting the cart trailer hooked up to the General, Danny and Bev, the farmers, stopped by to have a chat with us.  After getting caught up with them, we headed back north again...this time Al did take a few of the pylons out when we went through the bridge work.

We got the tractor and cart unloaded, then Al used the combine again to move the trailer out of the way, then parked the combine. 

Before we left, we talked to Lauren, the farmer and he told us where the two fields we were to be doing were, so we took a drive out to see how soon they would be to cutting.  Al took a long walk out into the field looking for some dry wheat, but it doesn't look like we should even anticipate cutting a test until Monday...it's still pretty green, but nice looking.

We went into Selby to check out the camping at the motel, where we parked last year...two campers already parked there, but there is room for us...sort of.  We won't be moving until Thursday.  After stopping at the ice cream joint for a cone and a shake...which was smaller, but just as good as Sonic...we started back for Gettysburg.

We stopped for a quick chat with Gerry and Lynn...Marilyn had some items to drop off...then we went back to our camper to clean up for supper.  We were going out to Bob's Resort to meet Al's brother Jeff and his biking pal, Cassidy, for supper and a visit.  It was excellent, as usual.

Tomorrow, we dust the cobwebs off the equipment...