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Day 12
This was a day of sightseeing throughout the park. So we woke up and had breakfast at the lodge’s small restaurant thingy. Not many options, not very good food, and not cheap. But without a fridge in our room, we were at their mercy.
Then we wandered around the visitor’s center of Old Faithful for a while. We watched a short informational movie about Yellowstone and geysers – showtimes are based around Old Faithful eruption times – and then the kids went through the exhibits. It was fairly well done, and they had a room just for kids.
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Continued from last week
Day 11
We slept in a little bit, since this was just a travel day. Breakfast, clean up, pack the van, then go.
We drove for a while to our first destination – lunch at The Notorious P.I.G.
It was a good BBQ, but even better is they had a serve-yourself drink station. They kids were able to mix and match pop and lemonade and iced tea to their hearts’ content. Plus they got to fill up before getting back on the road so they couldn’t complain about being thirsty in the van. Due to that, we made extra sure everyone used the bathroom.
As far as the food goes, it was good. There was some sort of a package that got us a better deal than individual meals. I did not like the brisket as it was too fatty. But they had squeeze bottles of BBQ sauce on each table, along with rolls of paper towels, so it qualified as a standard BBQ joint.
If you do go looking for it, it is a bit off the freeway, more into the heart of downtown. But it’s not too bad to get there. And much better than any fast food that can be found right at the freeway.
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Day 9
We awoke rather cold, and early. I took a couple of the kids back to the lounge car so we could sit with the huge windows and see the scenery. The problem with the large windows is that there is not as much between you and the weather, so that car was even colder.
The conductor came through the car and made sure we knew our stop was coming up soon, so we gathered our things and made sure everyone was packed up and ready to go. Whitefish was a slightly longer stop, as they had to unload not only our checked bags but others’ as well. But the conductor treats every stop the same – be ready to go or they’ll leave with you (or if you’ve stepped out for fresh air, they’ll leave without you).
Here our first foray onto Montanan soil. Whitefish, MT, in particular.
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Day 8
This was a day of more travel. We started out with a good breakfast at the hotel. Then we had to pack and make sure we got everything. Then it was the 6 of us with all our luggage off to the street behind the hotel to catch the bus to downtown. Our first destination was the train station.
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This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
