Missoula, Montana, Heading West Today

Yesterday was a travel day for Anne-Marie and I.  We pulled the Airstream from a KOA RV Park in Bozeman Montana to a KOA RV Park in Missoula Montana.  The KOA RV Parks have turned into a standard for us, we have only had a few unpleasant experiences with this franchised brand and none this year.  Choosing to to stay in a KOA is kind of like eating at a Denny’s or a Cracker Barrel restaurant, once you know their system, you know what to expect.

When I was driving yesterday, I needed a rest after driving a little over 130 miles, and we pulled into a rest area.  I told Anne-Marie that she should take over driving because I needed a nap.  Anne-Marie said that she couldn’t drive because she also was nodding off, so we both went into the trailer and took a 1 1/2 hour nap.  This is a good thing about dragging your home with you, as you travel.

We refueled the van when we arrived here in Missoula yesterday, and the cost to pull the trailer for the last two moving days has been 43 cents per mile.  We have been driving a bit slower, even though the speed limit on the freeway is 75, no wind, and only a few hills to climb, all this helps the travel budget.

The Sunday Morning News programs seem to keep us in the trailer longer on travel days, than the normal weekday news.  Sometimes it is a struggle to want to unhook the utilities and get the van attached to the trailer, and move down the road.  Once we get on the way, it becomes an adventure, and is interesting, but starting is kinda like getting ready to go to work, sometimes it’s a drag.

We have 400 miles of travel to get to Yakima Washington, and we will break it into two travel days.  We haven’t yet decided which route to take, north through Spokane, or south through Lewiston, Idaho.  When we get on the road, an executive decision will be made.