July 10th to 12th - North Dakota

July 10th-12^th – North Dakota

Sun - Not a long drive today so we didn't have to leave at the crack of dawn. Backtracked into Williston and then turned south to Medora. Checked into Red Trail RV and finally got parked where we had to park the truck across the way as there was a big mud hole beside the rig – lots of rain yesterday. Terry was concerned that if a big rig parked beside us we would have a tough time getting out but the park is full so we'll have to figure it out in a couple of days. The weather was still ugly so we took the truck to town to fuel up and to get tickets for the musical and pitch fork fondue on Tues. After we got back and had dinner we had a huge wind & rainstorm.

Mon – Rained last night but clear and breezy this morning so after toast & coffee we took the bike into town and shopped – or at least wandered through a lot of stores. One street was blocked so a tree that was damaged yesterday could be removed and there was lots of mostly dried mud in the streets and even up on some sidewalks. We ended up at the Cowboy Cafe for lunch and were surprised when a familiar looking lady came up to our table and asked if we remembered her. It was Lynette's mom Delores! (Lynette lives at VVV and we met her mom there) We continued touring the area including a drive to the golf course as someone in Polson said we should try to play but the wind had picked up and we both hate playing golf in the wind. Would have been great for me as 3 holes were unplayable because of the storm and I have always said that 13 or 14 holes would be perfect. Another quiet evening with the wind whipping the trees.

Tues – I wanted to go to the Cowboy Cafe for a caramel roll but forgot about it until later in the morning. Still very windy so we kind of hibernated. Terry ran one errand on the bike and obviously I worked on the blog. A couple came into the park with a tiny trailer behind a trike so Terry went to talk to them. He came back with another guy who wanted to see our rig while the couple on the bike where heading out to get tickets for the pitchfork fondue & the musical as they were going to ride there with us.

We just got back from dinner & the show. For anyone who doesn't know, the pitchfork fondue is a buffet dinner where the steaks are put on pitchforks and cooked in barrels of hot oil. The musical is outside in an amphitheater with a backdrop of hills rising behind the stage. The food and the show were great. We even saw a couple – Jerry & Phyllis Hager – who stay in VVV for the winter! Terry recognized Jerry as they took their seats about 6 rows ahead of us and then Phyllis spotted us when she went to get popcorn.