We've made it to North Dakota!!!

Well it’s almost 9 Michigan time and we are nearing Grand Forks, ND – the wind is ripping across the flat lands and blowing snow across the freeway – we fed at 6 Minnesota time so we need to stop soon – preferably , I told Randy on the south side of a very big building so the dogs will be out of the wicked wind – we checked the weather service before leaving Johnson’s and they said the wind should die down by 6 their time…………guess the weather service can’t be right all the time…….or maybe only some of the time……..
Backing up to this morning – spent the nite at a rest area just an hour south of Fergus Falls, MN and drove to Fergus Falls and called Carolyn and Neal Johnson to say we would like to stop by – for many reasons, but one was to check with Neal to see if he had any ideas about a place to get the fuel leak on the primer pump fixed. Sure enough he knew a guy and the guy came to check it out and ended up getting us a new primer pump and put it in for us!!! The “Truck Gods” are with us!! In the meantime waiting for the truck fix, we spent time talking dogs and racing and Alaska with the Johnsons, had lunch with them and Randy and Neal trained the “A” team on their trail 14 miles – the wind had blown much if it in from the time Carolyn had trained in the morning but it was good exercise for the team. Carolyn highlighted the route that they take to Alaska (which is a lot better than just flying by the seats of our collective pants) and gave us good information on people to stop and see to train on the way up – they have done the trip from their house in as little as 3 days but that’s driving pretty much 24 hours a day – so we should be able to make it there by the 23rd for the driver’s meeting…………assuming the “Truck Gods” are still blessing us.
We are in Grand Forks now at a truck stop and filling up with diesel (we can hold 240 gallons and hope to make it into Alaska without having to buy Canadian diesel – though Carolyn says it’s very expensive in Alaska also) for $2.74 per gallon – we did see it for 2.55 by Chicago but didn’t really need any back then - Randy just crawled under the truck to look and make sure there’s still not a leak – looks OK!!
Time to drop the dogs and then for me to convince Randy that a strong northern wind on a east/west road in the dark is inviting trouble………talk to you tomorrow!