Lewistown, Montana

Today we drove farther than we thought we would.  We had to quit early yesterday due to high winds, so today we made up for lost time.  We are presently in Lewistown, Montana.  We are parked at Mountain Acres R.V. Park and have full hook-ups......first time since we left Texas.  One can go quite a while without hook-ups as long as one can dump and add water.  Having said that, it is nice to use water a little bit more liberally.

Lewistown is a pretty town in the foothills of Montana.  Brenda and I went to Acers Restaurant and Casino for supper.  This town is only about 2000 people and yet we saw four casinos.  After a delicious salad we both decided to try the penny slots once again.  I put in $5 and won $106 and some cents.  I cashed out.  Now we have a couple of more tanks of gas that won't come out of our pockets.  Hooray!

Lewistown is very clean and has many old buildings.  I love old buildings.  The building adjoining the theatre was built in 1904.  Some of the buildings were built in the late 1800's. 

There were also a few art galleries.  Brenda and I went into one.  The art work was mostly of a western theme.  I noticed a couple of stores that sold western wear.  Guess it is a cowboy community.

I took a photo of the next building because my friend, Jim, is a cowboy poet.  He has books of wonderful poetry that he has written.

The sign on the side of the building reads:  Cowboy Poetry Country.

I wonder if Jim has ever read his poetry here.  He is very, very shy.  He told me once he was in the U.S. to read his poetry, but I don't recall where he said he was.

After tonight we will have only one more American sleep.  Tomorrow will be a short day of travel for us.  Once we enter Alberta there will not be any open R.V. parks so we will have to head straight home.  It will take most of the day to take Brenda to Hanna and then about another hour for me to get home, so we will do that last stretch in one day.

We are thankful to our American friends whom I text everyday to inform as to our whereabouts.  It is good to know that people care and follow our journey to make sure we are safe.  At least, (God forbid), if we should disappear, there are those who know where we were heading and when we should have arrived. 

Hopefully tomorrow evening we will have wi-fi and can connect once again.  Talk with you then!