Sunday 17 Sept - Bozeman MT

Because I haven’t taken any photos lately, I have been going back through some of those taken previously (since you haven’t seen them!). Today’s photo was taken by Margaret in northern Idaho and is typical of the many wheat fields we’ve seen in almost every state.

Sunday evening and Sunday football is on the telly: Dallas and the Redskins. Guess I should be interested but I’m not. Must be I miss the big screen at home?

We’re still in Bozeman but plan to pull out tomorrow a.m. After much discussion, Margaret and I have modified our travel plans. My computer travel planner tells me we’re 23 driving days from Fernandina Beach (at 225 miles per day - average). Having that information and with a return target of 10 October we have decided we can’t do everything we’d planned to do (and retain our sanity and marriage). So to all our friends we’d planned to see enroute – sorry, our visit will have to come later.

We didn’t get snow here today but the temperature never got above 50 degrees. The good news was, Margaret finally took a shower outside! (I did too, but since I’m the one writing the blog, it’s a writer’s prerogative to toss pebbles!). Seriously, between the cold and the less-than-desirable shower accommodations, we postponed things for a few days!

As promised, we spent the day reading, packing summer clothes, unpacking winter clothes, and doing minor chores around the motor home. One of the nuisances while driving is the windshield and the dash rub together with a squeak. I sprayed silicon lubricant on all the windshield rubber I could reach. We hope that it softens the rubber so it will stop squeaking. If not, I’m not sure what can be done except live with it.

I never realized how much “noise” there could be in a motor home. But then one has to understand that you’re surrounded by pots, pans, dishes, and cabinets, not to mention the usual mechanical chassis, engine, transmission, and road noise. So a lot of our “minor” chores have been chasing down squeaks and rattles where possible. We have actually eliminated several sources so it’s now bearable, but not silent!

Margaret chickened out on her hot springs experience this evening, guess it was too cold. But we both finished our respective books we’d been reading so the day wasn’t a total loss.

We're looking forward to getting back on the road tomorrow and seeing some new countryside.
Wayne