Lamplighter Motel Helena

... the water to brush up, there were loads of little bats flying the surface of the water eating bugs. The wings make a different sound from birds, I'm guessing it's due to no feathers, not sure though.

On route the following day we meet a couple of guys. No luggage, they were just doing small day rides meeting up with one of their wife's at the end. We chatted for a while and went on our way. Later that evening we pulled into a tiny town, Ovando. A pub ...

... meals. You sure don't see broasted chicken much elsewhere in this country but the midwest so it is surprising to see it on a menu here in Montana.

I had the BLT and it was excellent with baked baby Yukon Golds halved. Day had the soup of the day as she was not feeling up to having much food. The service was excellent as well as we got our order in after about 10 other people had put their order in and ours came out ahead of ...

... The springs flow into the Missouri River via the shortest river in the world, the Roe River. It is just 8 feet long.

From the Lewis and Clark sites, we switched gears and went to the Charles M. Russell (the cowboy artist) Gallery, Home, and Studio. We did not know that he was born and raised in St. Louis. There was some beautiful artwork and the studio and house were interesting. It was definitely worth our time.

... of St. Helena a few blocks away. This was our second surprise of the day. It was more beautiful than we had ever expected. We thought it compared to the most beautiful cathedrals that we saw in England and France. There were dozens of huge stained glass windows manufactured in Germany. 37 of them told Biblical history.

We came back to the motor home to crash, have dinner, and plan the days ahead.

 This morning it rained again and Jim and I finally got to sleep in a bit, although everyone else was up about 6:00 AM to take my sister to the airport for her flight back to San Luis Obispo.  When we woke up Jim talked to his Country Coach advisor, ran some errands and then had to make some fixes to our light system for the ...

This morning we were up early again to catch a scenic boat tour on Holter Lake, just a short drive from Helena. The area is called the "Gates of the Mountains" because Lewis & Clark's party thought the big rocks jutting out into the river looked like they were opening and closing to let them into the mountainous canyon ahead ...

 After cleaning up the various snow messes this morning, we checked out of our RV park late and went to the Yellowstone IMAX movie in West Yellowstone.  By the time we emerged (not terribly impressed with the movie, mind you), the clouds had cleared and it had turned into a lovely afternoon!  That made me feel a bit disappointed then ...

... away. We were immediately welcomed into the surgery by the receptionist Leanne, and the dentist Jason, was also standing there when we walked in. I said "we're not from around here but we need a dentist!" they all laughed and said "well we would never have guessed that!" I suppose we must have sounded pretty foreign to them! Jason the dentist was able to see me within 10 minutes although he seemed very busy! After an x-ray and a look, it ...

... malls near BSA. I informed Peng that what we personally would really like to see is the "real Manila," seen through Filipino eyes. Yeah. Didn't know what I was asking for.........! Haha He and Claudette decided to take us to a marketplace under some bridge where handmade handicrafts from the outlying provinces are sold, and then on to Intramuros (otherwise known as Old Manila). Sounded like a plan to me. To make it through traffic for many miles, we traveled Filipino-style ...

... mountains and valley. Not a bad beginning and end to a day. At least I had good weather and I didn't have to worry about snowy roads. I also learned about the "health mines" that I passed daily. These Health Mines apparently cure all sorts of chronic arthritis, rheumatism, etc... The downside is that they work by sending you down an old mine and you breath in Radon gas several times a day for over a week. So on one hand you get temporary relief and on ...