Friday, April 28/2017

Up early again this morning and the sky is looking a bit lighter out.  It ALMOST looks like we just may see the sunshine!!   At least it is not raining.
Last night, when I went to make the bed (we have a murphy bed in our little Jayco trailer) I noticed that the sheets were damp along the top edge!!  What the hell is this all about," I said to John.  Now, being a man, he tried to tell me the sheets were just cold!!  No...they were wet!!  "Well how is that possible?" he asks.
Well, this thirty thousand dollar Jayco trailer is really a piece of shit!! I really like this little trailer, it truly is ideal for John and I but there are a few things that we have discovered on our travels that really make me mad.  We went with a Jayco because they were such good trailers but, after travelling in and out of snow and rain for the last few days, we have noted another area that lacks the legendary Jayco workmanship.  An open gap that lies somewhere behind the mattress - this will have to be investigated and perhaps when the trailer goes in for the warranty work, this area can be addressed.
For tonight, we simply switched the sheets and blankets end for end and I settled in to read my kindle while John mucked around with the blog.
Booko has been out running around on the acres of grass here in this little park and is working off some stored up energy.  He does not stray too far from camp and comes back rather quickly when we call.  If he forgets to come, we use the training collar and give it a "beep" and he quickly runs home.  I really like that collar.  It has made listen and obey much better!!

heading out of the campsite at Roundup, Montana

We were soon back on the road again and headed north.  Each mile brings us closer to Home Sweet Home!!   It was a short day again today as we called it quits near Zortman, Montana.
There is a rather large open area nestled in the pine trees and equates to what we would call a "community pasture' back home.  It was quiet and grassy and a good place to stop for the night.

The old elevator in Roundup, Montana

One of the very few curves in the road!!

We weren't camped very long before one of the locals driving by on the road came to investigate what we were doing.  Man, talk about "rural crime watch"!!  He was not aggressive in any manner,  just wanted to know what we were up to.  We told him that we were camping just overnight and had been doing so for a few years now in this particular spot.  He was rather surprised by that and mentioned that he had never seen us there before.   He mentioned that the local farmers were about to release some cattle into this area and we said to feel free, they wouldn't bother us and we were only there for the night.  He asked where we were from and spent about 20 minutes or so chatting.  He had to leave soon to pick up his daughter at the Zortman store as he had missed the school bus and when ever that happened, the bus driver dropped her off at the store.  I asked where the kids went to school around here and he said Malta and that was a 57 mile trip (one way).  Man, that is a real long day for these kids.  She had to be on the bus at 7:30 in the morning!!   Holy Buckets!!

A long straight shot

The evening was quiet with a bit of rain.  John went outside to turn on the power button for the inverter and heard wolves howling to one another.  He called me and unfortunately, by the time I got outside, they were quiet.  I did however hear the coyotes during the night and I swear, they were right beside the camper.  Booko seemed unconcerned as he was snug and warm inside the camper.  Life is Good for him too!!

Lots of antelope in the nearby fields

Our spot for the night

A nice sunset