Here are some pi
ctures of our favorite RV park and it's guard dog. It seems like the former Brink farm grows exponentially every time we go back to see it. We were lucky to be there during one (of many) very busy times during the year. Kris is running large equipment and 10 support trucks all over the area. Needless to say, things break. Dennis has been riding around with Dale on parts runs, including a night run to Fargo and an EARLY morning run to Minneapolis. Gloria a
nd Barb decided to sleep in that morning and then managed to turn a profit at the casino. Dale is exhausted by Dennis' constant barrage of questions. Barb decided to turn the tables for a day and try to learn more about farm life. We first stopped to take a picture of Dennis on his land, which is currently planted in corn. We have driven by it on every trip to SD over the past 19 years. Barb could probably find it on her own if only she could convince
herself that the east/west roads don't run north/south. Next, we managed to get in the way over at the farm just as a bunch of equipment and trucks were coming in. Dennis tried his best to explain how everything works, although things have changed incredibly since he moved away 40 years ago. A little more sunk in and Barb is hopeful that she will have enough info to ask intelligent ques
tions in a few mor
e years. Mostly it's just fun to see the sheer size of the equipment and products. Disclaimer: these sunflowers are not being grown on Brink land and are not in the best shape, but look at the size - and they are heavy! When not on parts runs, Dennis has continued learning about hail adjusting from Don. He rode with him last year while adjusting hail losses on soy bean fields. This year, there was damage to corn fields caused by high
winds. It is difficult for the farmers to know what to insure their crops against from year to year. While the boys were out, the sisters-in-law got together to celebrate Carol's birthday at Pizza Ranch. Other visits were
w
ith Larry & Cindy, Don & Carol, Wayne & Kay, Todd & Kathy and old friends from high school. All in all, we had a wonderful time. We found we were not the largest "h
ome on wheels" just 5 miles down the road from Dale & Gloria's. Thank goodness we came across the pilot car at an intersection where we could get out of the way. We drove through Norfolk NE, childhood home of Johnny Carson and ended up in a nice city park in Stromsburg, self-proclaimed Swedish capital of Nebraska. We'll often talk about how RV parks are located near highways, railroads, airports, etc. It
's just somethi
ng you get us
ed to. We didn't see the train tracks through the trees, but a train came through that shook the ground and rattled the RV. Google maps showed that we were about 100 feet from the tracks!
ctures of our favorite RV park and it's guard dog. It seems like the former Brink farm grows exponentially every time we go back to see it. We were lucky to be there during one (of many) very busy times during the year. Kris is running large equipment and 10 support trucks all over the area. Needless to say, things break. Dennis has been riding around with Dale on parts runs, including a night run to Fargo and an EARLY morning run to Minneapolis. Gloria a
nd Barb decided to sleep in that morning and then managed to turn a profit at the casino. Dale is exhausted by Dennis' constant barrage of questions. Barb decided to turn the tables for a day and try to learn more about farm life. We first stopped to take a picture of Dennis on his land, which is currently planted in corn. We have driven by it on every trip to SD over the past 19 years. Barb could probably find it on her own if only she could convince 
herself that the east/west roads don't run north/south. Next, we managed to get in the way over at the farm just as a bunch of equipment and trucks were coming in. Dennis tried his best to explain how everything works, although things have changed incredibly since he moved away 40 years ago. A little more sunk in and Barb is hopeful that she will have enough info to ask intelligent ques
tions in a few mor
e years. Mostly it's just fun to see the sheer size of the equipment and products. Disclaimer: these sunflowers are not being grown on Brink land and are not in the best shape, but look at the size - and they are heavy! When not on parts runs, Dennis has continued learning about hail adjusting from Don. He rode with him last year while adjusting hail losses on soy bean fields. This year, there was damage to corn fields caused by high 
winds. It is difficult for the farmers to know what to insure their crops against from year to year. While the boys were out, the sisters-in-law got together to celebrate Carol's birthday at Pizza Ranch. Other visits were
w
ith Larry & Cindy, Don & Carol, Wayne & Kay, Todd & Kathy and old friends from high school. All in all, we had a wonderful time. We found we were not the largest "h
ome on wheels" just 5 miles down the road from Dale & Gloria's. Thank goodness we came across the pilot car at an intersection where we could get out of the way. We drove through Norfolk NE, childhood home of Johnny Carson and ended up in a nice city park in Stromsburg, self-proclaimed Swedish capital of Nebraska. We'll often talk about how RV parks are located near highways, railroads, airports, etc. It
's just somethi
ng you get us
ed to. We didn't see the train tracks through the trees, but a train came through that shook the ground and rattled the RV. Google maps showed that we were about 100 feet from the tracks!
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