We had sort of an "unexpected" rest day today in Helena, Montana. We got to sleep in, and then made a nice breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and bacon. At noon we were scheduled to do a short presentation at the Rotary Club lunch on the 6th floor of the "Montana Club," one of the older buildings in downtown Helena. Josias was able to give a brief description of the tour and our purpose. There was other business to attend to, however, so we didn't realy have much time. This lunch was the result of a "chance" meeting a few days ago in a laundramat in Missoula. One of the interesting things about the dinner for us was the fact that we ate off of Syracuse china, and the main speaker, for Americorps, was from Auburn high school! For the afternoon, we had some time to run errands and get some needed supplies for the days ahead. This evening, we have been enjoying some restful time in downtown Helena as the church we are staying at has several Wednesday activities. I am currently in the Helena library as I type this blog. Tomorrow we are back on the road, headed to White Sulphur Springs. As we approach Billings over the next few days, we expect the terrain to begin to level out. While that is nice on the legs, it also means that the tremendous Rocky Mountain beauty is going to turn into some rather "boring" plains and prairies. We hope to spend the 4th of July in Billings, and then it will be a few more days before we finally got out of this HUGE state of Montana. Thanks to all of our followers for your thoughts and prayers. Comments are welcome, although we may be outside of range for the next few days. Blessings to all.
Tim
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Perhaps I should look at a map, but I'm astounded you are in Montana for so many days. We've loved looking at Zach's photos. I could have done without the bathroom sign description :) haha.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to mention that I was looking for a really funny book for a quick summer read and was recommended a book called In Memory of Running. It was about a large, man (a drunk) who lost both his parents the same day in a car crash. He then discovered his father was pursuing his long ago runaway sister's remains and they were found in L.A. He got on his childhood bike (in Rhode Island) after the funeral and just started riding across country. It was about all the people he met and childhood memories recalled. I don't necessarily recommend the book (kinda raunchy at times), but it sure made me think of you both quite a bit and gave me a better imagination for your adventure. Pretty cool.
Stay safe and go easy on that arm!
Love and prayers from the Burtis family
PS - the main character stopped drinking and ate pretty much only fresh fruit and water. He was a much smaller man by the time he hit the west coast. that said, eat up!
ReplyDeleteAngela...thanks for following. Let me just say that Montana is a BIG state...a lot bigger than Rhode Island!
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