We packed the new and headed out from the lake around 8 a.m. We pulled a long day ending up in Miles City, MT...9 hours total. It was great we could get across boring North Dakota and enter into Montana in one day. The great news is the beeping from the truck that we experienced when we took Xochitl to Lake Superior in June, is gone, gone, GONE! After a day in the GMC dealership, they determined it was the camper brakes. So a trip to Warren's Auto fixed the intermittent break system and we were good to go. Everytime the seat belt alert goes off, we dread it may have happened again. Two days into this trip and we are good with no loud bonging! We're pretty sure it's permanently fixed so a big hooray!
We arrived at the KOA in Miles City around 4:00 p.m. and got set up and scarfed down nummy sloppy joes and fresh sweet corn. We went for a walk and discovered we are camped at the junction of the Tongue and Yellowstone Rivers. It's clearly Big Sky country and the campground property was actually where Custer rallied with Lewis and Clark. Custer then headed two hours away after the meeting and that's where he died at 'Custer's Last Stand'. So much history here in this cowboy country.
Gil and I walked to the rivers and were surprised to meet up with some people with a tent, no car, and a lady hovering in the tent...seemed a little spooky so we headed back only to meet up with a guy who had a 78 pound red-nosed pit bull. This pup seemed only interested in chasing Willie. Scared me to death and we hurried home as the guy attempted to hold the strong pitbull at bay...nearly impossible!
This morning brought an issue with the connector on the fresh water tank. We wondered our way to Billings, MT following along side the Yellowstone River. What a great view!
We found the Metra RV Repair and lucky us....they worked on four things and fixed them all! Willie and I walked around the lot and I got my 10,000 steps so it was a great stop!
It's been a little weird organizing this new camper. Everything had it's place in our old rig, and honestly, we can't find s--- in this one! We are trying to get organized but it's going to take a while to find just the right spot for our stuff.
Today, while Gil was filling up the truck, I ran into Sam's to buy pots. I left all my cooking pots at the lake and while we were attempting to not triplicate, we needed to! So now we have 3 new pans for the rig and don't have to ever take them out!
We pulled another couple of hours to the KOA in Cody, WY. Spots are tight, but we're a one-night-stand so it doesn't matter. Tomorrow we head to Jackson Hole to meet up with our friends Ev and Kathleen.
This is my country....it's filled with lots of space, huge skies, mountains and most of all rocks everywhere and all shapes and sizes. I've been on a hunt for heart-shaped rocks. I found two heart-shaped ones today and then added several rocks to the collection to take to the lake for rock painting. The weather has been terrific and we've missed the rain that recently went through this area.
A great day on the road!
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