Saturday, May 3, 2008

May 3, 2008

View of the day-passing Al on the way to Great Bend, Kansas.

A long day of driving, covering almost three states. Southern South Dakota and northern Nebraska had a lot of water laying in the fields and ditches, and even some lingering snow on the north side of the trees and rocks. It has been quite a while since there has been that much moisture laying around.

The original plan had been to get as far as Phillipsburg in northern Kansas, leave the rigs and run up to Grand Island, Nebraska for Sunday and Monday. The day was going so well, we decided to forge the extra 130 miles and get as far as Great Bend, then leave early Sunday for Cherokee, Oklahoma where we would leave the rigs and then go back to Grand Island. This would make the last leg of the move only 225 miles from Cherokee to Davidson. Of course, it also means the trip to Grand Island has stretched from 260 miles roundtrip to 700 miles...like we don't drive enough.

The temps are getting warmer, we're actually seeing leaves coming out on the trees...and the sweet spring time sounds of the meadowlark!

Logged today 896 km/556 miles. Total covered 1733 km/1076 miles.

Oklahoma, here we come...

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