We battled headwinds of 25-30 mph sustained with an occasional gust of plus forty all day. Eight and a half hours, five hundred miles. The Hampton Inn welcomed us, and we were pleasantly surprised at its quality. I enjoyed an excellent shower, a nice soak in the hotel hot tub, and was rested and ready for our dinner outing at the Flyover Brewery, which promised wood fired pizza. Always up for a challenge, we decided to see if they could compete with us. The answer, flatly, is no, and the ridiculous $50.00 price tag even got me paying attention to the cost. Nonetheless, the cold leftovers tasted good on the road the next day. For dessert, we stopped at the local Culver's and shared a cashew caramel sundae. So, life was good, especially yesterday.
After a fair to middling breakfast, we hit the road this morning around eight. We got to Billings, Mt about 2:30 P.M. where our friends Mark and Tina Standish live. We toured Mark's auto shop (He specializes in BMWs), and then we toured Tina's doll museum. She's an over the top collector who's been dedicated to collecting since she was sixteen. Both she and Mark call the collection "Insanity". What it really is is a magnificent collection of dolls, doll houses, doll dresses, and doll trinkets. We enjoyed the tour and enjoyed seeing them. We then finished our day here in Big Timber at the local Super 8. It's not so super, but it serves for our overnight stay. Tomorrow we push for home where we'll once again realize that life is good, especially.....
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