Friday April 25, 2008

Our Trip Home

Day 17 – Thursday

Mitchell, SD, to Tomah, WI

Our “front window” displayed heavy rain when we woke in the cab of the truck this morning.

Cerwin knew this truck stop had a garage (from being snowed-in here the other week), and decided to ask if they could lubricate the truck this morning. They opened at 7:00 a.m. and took us in right away. Cerwin was impressed with their professionalism.

While I waited in the truck, the men noticed a rainbow, and got my attention. If you look closely, you can see a double bow in this picture.

The rainbow, however, did not cause the rain to cease. The entire day was cool and rainy.

We had breakfast at the Sioux Falls, SD, truck stop where TFC has a chapel. We were too early to meet the chaplain on duty today.

I enjoyed seeing this truckload of little piggies – many trying to look out between the slats of the trailer.

One thing we quickly learned, was that when we saw a grouping of trees, we would soon see buildings.

Trees protect the buildings from the harsh winter winds.

The landscape of pretty farms is starting to look a bit more like home.

The landscape even resembles Pennsylvania.

The older I get, the more I appreciate wetlands.

Even though this photo is not in focus, I wanted to include this farmer who was using horsepower. It reminded me of home.

The highlight of my day happened when we enjoyed a meal and lots of conversation with www.xanga.com/auntvina. It was the first time we ever met, but I think we could have talked all day.