We left early Thursday (6:45) to avoid traffic and truly
didn’t have any traffic issues. Also wanted to get over the pass before the
heat, since Miss Winnie doesn’t like to drive in heat. It was not a problem.
Our first stop is always Cle Elum’s bakery. Across the street from there is a
meat shop where we got some beef jerky.
We were pushing to cover miles, since Alan decided he needed
some help from Roger. Our first night was in Butte, MT. (at Walmart) Their
parking lot was being re-striped and the guy worked all night on it.
The next day started great. But once we hit the heat of the
day and were driving at 5000+ altitude, the old R.V started to protest. Three
times it lost power to the extent that it stopped running – some gas starvation
problem (vapor lock?). However, after a cool down rest, it started right up and
was rarin’ to go! We played Scrabble at the first stop, Hand and Foot at the
next and Skipbo at the last. By then the air had cooled and we were able to
drive the last 2 hours into Rapid City.
Saturday we spent enjoying the grandkids; going out to eat
compliments of Alan & family; running errands and working on projects. It
was great!
After church Sunday we grilled brats and had lunch in the
R.V.
Then we hit the road again.
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