Wed
– We had a huge rainstorm this morning. I even posted a video
of the river in the middle of the street and happened to catch a
flash of lightning. So we kind of hibernated. I caught up the blog
and made another batch of rice krispy squares to use up the rest of
the huge box of cereal. Happy hour was indoors as it was still very
cool. Many people do not like the noise from many conversations
(echoes) in the activity room so there were only a few people there.
Brad & Jay came for a tour of our rig when we left early. Quiet
evening.
Thurs
– On the road again! We had to wait for Mike to get out of the
shower to say goodbye to him & Brenda and Howard & Karleen.
Terry said we would be leaving about 9:30 but of course we weren't
that late. We stopped at a casino in Browning MT for lunch
(sandwiches were great!), a new casino card, some free play and some
donating! We stopped in Havre where we experienced different
pull-though sites. They were long spots along both sides of a
median which contained the utilities. Of course you parked with your
door next to the median so this meant you pulled your power cord &
water hose under the rig to hook up. Looked like they saved one side
for people staying one night and filled it up from the “front”
(exit end) so the next rig could pull in behind. Luckily a smaller
rig was behind us as we kind of slopped over into that site. The
lady checking us in suggested Uncle Joe's for dinner as it was my
birthday. We had the Chateaubriand for 2 and it was an amazing meal.
Good salad, garlic mashed potatoes, perfectly cooked broccoli,
sauteed mushrooms on top of the meat, a super Bearnaise sauce, a
small loaf of bread for each since we wanted different types – AND
we arrived just in time for happy hour and got 2 drinks for the price
of one!
Fri
– Pretty uneventful drive with not many turns on the road as we
continued east on Hwy 2. We were ready for lunch and couldn't
believe a McDonalds with empty curb parking in front long enough for
us. We fueled up more often than usual as we didn't want to run too
low not knowing what was available down the road. We checked into
Lewis & Clark State Park 18 miles east of Williston and were
pleasantly surprised by the size and amenities. We are in a full
hook-up loop which has all pull-through sites which make a little
loop off the main road. Not many neighbors when we parked but more
came in later.
Sat
– It rained a lot last night but nice this morning. We had a
lazy morning with computer games, email, facebook and eventually
breakfast. We unloaded the bike and rode all around the huge park.
It is on Sakakawea Lake which is a huge bulge in the Missouri River.
People were swimming and I thought the water would be cold but I
walked in a bit and figured that I could actually swim if I was hot
enough to need to cool off. I walked up a path to a little lookout
area while Terry waited below. We drove around all the areas of the
park and were constantly amazed by how well kept everything is and
how many amenities are available – group camping sites, a couple of
cabins, walking trails, kiddie playground and an area with
horseshoes, volleyball court & shelters with picnic tables. We
stopped at the registration/store to see if something appealed to a
sweet tooth but came back and sat on our deck to eat a fudgesicle.
Decided to finish this post while dinner is cooking as I doubt that
anything exciting will happen to add later!
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