Uptown Motel Missoula

Leaving Missoula via The KBGA Bus!

I am writing this entry from comfort of my living room in Missoula, Montana.
Kingston (my dog) is staring up at me and laying his muzzle on my knee, looking at me, sniffing, licking, calmly telling me to get off the computer and go play with him in the sunshine ...

I managed to work/run/stress myself sick. I took off work and sat in bed for 16 hours yesterday and feel a little better.. things are a little crazy right now with planning and work preparation but it's all going well thus far (in terms of everything except my health). I have planned the Iceland part of the trip more detailed than the rest since I don't have much time ...

... away,my eggs are getting cold" look.I'm generally perfect as usual, but evidently, I can be grumpy and sarcastic.I don't see,however, what's wrong with wearing clothes two days in a row if you don't spill anything on them. My only problem is MY ASS HURTS! Honestly, we're having a ball.I'm going to try to send this before Linda sees it.

... definitely worth checking out.

We are now in a fancy dancy KOA campground in Missoula, where we were able to take a shower for the first time since we left. I smelled like roses the whole time, but Jess on the other hand, ( I just got punched), smelled lovely too.

Tomorrow were off to Bozeman, then Yellowstone.

See ya,

Nic and Jess

... been privy to, on my adventure. The whole idea of couch surfers and trying to make the world a better place, one couch at a time, could be a nieve idea. But I have seen first hand, the love and kindness people can show to a complete stranger, and it can be overwhelming. I have become a full advocate of the couch surfing community and spirit. It's what people did before there were hotels and hostels, and in my ...

... in the p*rk (the n*mes *re esc*ping me *t the moment), etc. We were pl*nning to hike to Grinnell Gl*cier, but the tr*ils were closed bec*use of the snow. So, we decided to he*d b*ck to Log*n P*ss *nd t*ke the Highline Tr*il, which w*s * 7.4 mile hike e*ch w*y, with b*rely *ny incline. It w*s *wesome though, bec*use it w*s right on the cliff's edge, overlooking the v*lleys *nd gorges below. I took *bout ...

... And now that we're here, we're still spending lots more than we would at home. We're missing our community supported agriculture share ($640 for a whole summer and fall's worth of veggies) and have managed to rack up over $1000 in grocery bills. Dining out, which we are more inspired to do than at home, has added another $300. We're still paying bills back home, plus paying twice as much in rent than our housesitters turn over to us. (I know, we're very ...

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