Only a few photos today as we moved from Minot to Devils Lake, ND, on US 2 in 2 1/2 hours. The Four lane highway of US 2 is great. Many pothole lakes still, but just female and young ducks which are difficult to identify at best, We did identify 23 birds today.
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| Our site on the shores of east Bay, Devils Lake, ND (a 4 day stay) |
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| A very common scene in almost every town along US 2 in NE ND. The white storage tanks are for seeds used in planting, the others for seed storage for commercial uses. Close to the RR or pickup. |
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| This was a concrete replacement of a lane. |
When we move from place the place and “take down” and “set up” the trailer, there is a routine that is followed. For those that are not familiar with trailering or “RVing”, the sequences differ a bit , but still have to accomplish the same thing. That is to secure all equipment so that traveling the road is safe and nothing is lost or broken. This short 145 mile jaunt was no different.
Here is our routine at least in brief. Just remember the routine will be different for every RV traveler depending on a lot of factors, including, but not limited to; personal preference, ‘fussiness’, age of travelers and trailer or RV, type of trailer or RV, and the amount of “extras” and automatic equipment there is on each ‘rig’. (There are other factors)
TAKE DOWN
In our case Ruth does the inside and I do the outside. (Ruth likes to do the outside stabilizer adjustments as they can be tricky on a trailer with no automatic equipment except perhaps the tongue hoist.) She will put away all items that can possibly be tossed around in the trailer and close all doors and to latch what is needed. The one slide out is left to near the last so inside equipment can be put away. (We usually make the bed after showering while dressing, as those quarters are tight and have less moving room.)
At the same time she is working on the inside, I will start on the sewer and black water drain. In between I will position the truck so all the bars, wiring and hooks can be put in place easily. Final adjustment are made there is after all else is in place.
Meanwhile, Ruth has finished with the inside , and will cone out to assist in hooking the ball hitch to the trailer, She is very good at hand signals and probably could have been a “flagger”on an aircraft carrier for planes landing on deck. She is very accurate and no voice commands are ever given. Finger movements, and hand movements are a science! Jim has put the black water hose and the fresh water hose and the electricity away and secured. We always put two and one halfbuckets of water down the toilet after draining the tanks. One bucket to wash out the black water, and a second to leave in the black water holding tank to ‘rinse; the tank while driving. The movement of the trailer really does a good job with this. We have found that this keeps the tanks cleaner. She always adds 4 ounces of special bowl cleaner between camp sites trips.
The final check includes taking any wheel blocks and lifts that were in place snd stowing them by the door inside. (Easy to access when setting up!) That check also includes a “walk around” to look at all possible items missed. (pins on bars, latches not locked, antenna down, cables in storage, levelers up, awnings in place, windows closed tight, and sewer cap on.
We are ready to go. Jim checks for the running lights on the trailer and away we go.
Today we a short trip and on the “new” US 2 (new to us with its 4 lanes) , and through the main towns along the way that Ruth and I both thought sounded very British. Were these towns nfluenced in any way by British culture? ( Norwich , Denbigh , Towner, Berwick, Knox, York, Penn, Surrey, Tenbridge and Leeds?), but not including the town of Rugby. All of these aforementioned towns were named after British towns to please the stockholders from England of the Great Northern RR. in the late 1800's. If Rugby were ‘Cricket’, well, maybe that would be British for sure. But some research did find the answer, Were there British settlers here in North Dakota in the “early days”. Not necessarily. Did the British come across the 49th parallel to homestead here? No. The towns wanted the British stockholders to invest in the RR and so named their towns after British towns. Riddle solved.
We did get lunch after we arrived here at the trailer , but then went right back the 18 miles to the grocery store in Devils Lake, to get needed supplies. I talked Ruth into stopping at the DQ for her favorite (Heath Bar blizzard (small) ) and my favorite Mocha Frappe, to have after supper . A supper of left over steak pieces in that Beef Stroganoff was just the right touch.
Now we settle down to the blog, some needed posting on the photos and a place to put all the photos that are overloading the computers. Maybe the “I Cloud”? Maybe back up some less needed photos?
Tomorrow is yet to be determined.
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