Road Trip - Day 2

August 16 – We were up at 8 and stopped in the office for a morning beverage, banana and granola bar and one we had our mini-breakfast we packed up the car and headed out.  Of course the first stop was to get gas and then it was on our way to Bozeman for our weekly grocery trip. 

All was well, at least for a while, until we came upon an accident.  There were 5-6 cars ahead of us and police and rescue vehicles already there.  We turned off the car and waited a bit and then found out that is would be at least an hour before we could pass.  It happened on a small 2 lane bridge.  We asked for a way to I-90 and were told to turn before the bridge to Joilet, MT and then north to I-90.  It was quite a bit out of the way but Bill rather we drive than wait and be delayed even longer.  I was driving today because Bill didn’t sleep well last night.

It was not a bad drive, very little traffic and a few small towns along the way.  Once we hit the interstate and the speed limit was 80, I made up for some of the lost time!  Bill was snoozing and had no idea how fast we were going!  He decided there was some race car driver in me!  We stopped once for a bathroom break and arrived in Bozeman at lunch time.  Since we came in from the east instead of the west we made a couple of store stops before lunch.  We settled for Arby’s for lunch and that was a mistake.  The girl took multiple stabs at getting our order right over the speaker and then Bill didn’t get any sauce for his sandwich.  The salad was skimpy on the chicken and was just iceberg lettuce.  No comparison to Wendy’s so I won’t get salad there again!

We stopped at Bed, Bath & Beyond, World Market, the after lunch we hit Wal-mart.  We couldn’t leave Molly in a hot car and Bill had a script to fill so we put her in her carrier (at great risk with her hind claws) and Bill rolled her around the store while I did the shopping.  She never makes a peep and I’m sure people thought there was a dog in the carrier.

On the way out of town we stopped at the Mall so I could go to Joann’s and Bath and Body Works.  Then it was one more stop for gas and on the way we went.  We managed to get home just after 5 and got everything emptied from the car and put away.  Since I hadn’t planned for dinner we had pepperoni pizza on flat-outs with salad. 

I should have gotten on the computer but driving most of the day I was pooped and watched TV and crocheted.