Travelling in the USA....

Okay- we live on a BIG continent! After 2 FULL days of travel I have seen a lot of big sky Montana and prairie South Dakota. When we lay down we can still feel the truck moving and swaying along. So far the truck has covered 1200 miles- we are half way to Louisville Kentucky. I cannot imagine trying to get to the East Coast!

On Tuesday we left Coeur d'Alene and saw Montana for a whole day until we reached Billings- in the pouring rain. The kids were good about trying to help tape up the open spot on the back of the trailer- in the pouring rain! Everyone was really hungry and we know that Luke's disposition is always improved with food- so we went to Denny's across the road- which happened to have free kids' meals that night- Luke had two and then polished off mine!

Montana really does have big skies and we loved all the beautiful hills, valleys and rivers. The kids were quite interested in the "Testicle Festival" in Clinton- it starts this week- too bad we were on a schedule! Apparently the Rocky Mountain Prairie Oysters are a delicacy there! I think I'll pass this time....

This morning we woke up bright and early thanks to wiggly kids and a noisy fan in the room. We set off to see Mt. Rushmore and get as far we could. Montana is a BIG state, but was gorgeous to see. Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota was a neat sight, but we did not stay long- we were too cheap to pay $50 to park in the lot. Keith drove by really slow and we stopped for the profile views! I think the monument is more impressive the closer you get!

After yet another trip to Walmart for car food (we try to not eat out and make easy food while we travel) and new DVD's we finished travelling by 9 pm (local time)- so the kids can have a quick swim before bed.

We are planning to pull into Louisville sometime Saturday afternoon. Not sure what route to take from here- will decide that tonight after kiddos settle down! We are still trying to figure out the best sleeping configuration with the kids- tonight the wiggly one is one her OWN! Let's hope that results in more sleep!

Good night and thanks for reading.....

love the Hanson crew from Canada