Yesterday morning was a bit disjointed as I was skipping around the place tackling little tasks much of the morning and did not get my post up till late due to it. That also had me out a bit later to get some of the things done outside. The first was to build a wire lock lanyard for the gas can in the bed. I want to have extra with in case as there is looking to be snow and weather towards the end of the trip.
It took a bit to pull the hay cage apart as it was frozen to the ground again. This time I did not have to cut it out of the ice but had to break it free. I pulled the four sides off and set them aside. The alpaca in her typically ultra nosy fashion was instantly over the pile.
The lack of tree by the hay makes it easier to get the bales moved in. It is about 60 feet that I have to roll the bale into their pen but thankfully it is pretty much level with only a small rise in the pen to have to deal with.
I looked over at their water and found that it was frozen solid. The wire on the left is the dead tank heater and I set the red one on the ice, plugged it in, and the ice started to steam as the coil heated up. No clue how long the one has been dead but at least it is winter and they have had snow.
I got the sides on the bale and tied them tight. I was happy to see the animals munching away on the pile next to the bale, hopefully they won't waste the remains.
Early afternoon was spent continuing to pack and stage everything in the living room. Once I got the boys picked up from school I got started on the tortillas to take with us. J helped one the first batch with the pressing. We made them thick and smaller so they are more the size of lunch meat which meant that they could be pressed with body weight.
The first batch was 16 wheat/quinoa.
The second batch was 16 wheat/quinoa/millet which came out looking a bit nicer than the first batch.
They all cooled over the evening and got bagged up before bed.
Today begins our journey south as a tiny bit of snow is falling right now. Only going to Bend so it won't be a terribly long drive today.
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