Do you remember the movie "Bridges of Madison County"? That's where we found ourselves on the 26th. We met the rep from the water district at the local Wal-Mart and followed him to the first tower. Following a representative to a tank is typical because some of these water districts are huge and finding the right tank can often be a challenge. The big difference is that this tower took nearly 40 minutes of driving on back country roads to reach.
We were set up on the first tower by 9:45 and were on the road to the second by 1:00 in the afternoon. That's scraping close to three hours for the tank, which is about an hour faster than we've been averaging.
At the second tank, we set up about two thirds of our gear and secured everything for the evening.
The morning of the 27th, we returned to the tank and finished our setup. The cleaning and inspection went very quickly, and we were checked in at our next motel, over two hours away, around 1:30 in the afternoon.
I like quick days. Working a tower is a lot of work... there is a lot of gear to pull up and down from the 135' catwalk, and working on top of the tank can be tricky. Even on quick days, we have still put in an honest day's work.
Back at the motel, I was able to catch Pam and Julia on Skype in the early afternoon. We usually don't catch up until evening, when everyone is tired and doesn't have much energy for lively conversation. I'll be home in less than two weeks now - we're all excited for my first hitch to be done and spending some quality time together.
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