Sheridan Wyoming to Brady Montana (look that up!)

I left Sheridan Wyoming this morning. Another mostly uneventful day. Uneventful is good.


Now to the very important stuff! I got my three bottle wine rack filled! (And yes, those are silver wine glasses)... Thanks Twyla. Everything fit perfectly. 


COFFEE!
 I finally bought a percolator and had coffee. I know for most of you that's not a big deal. (But it is for me). Thanks mom for the mugs. She has had them since my childhood, they are at least 40 years old! And yes I got some Irish cream too!
Above the coffee cup in the photo is a telephone - part of the ambulance ambiance. 


Grain bins right next to rail road tracks.


Sorry I missed the 20 tumbleweeds
picture.

The wind has been crazy today...over 40 knots. That's 95 knots when driving into the wind. I glued the solar panels down with 5200 marine adhesive and put flex tape around the edges. I need to borrow a ladder to inspect the solar panels. I can tell they are still working because I still have power. I'm curious to see how they held in this wind!


Sissy is performing her very important co-pilot duties!


Lastly, I need everyone to Google "Rusty's Bar" in Brady Montana! That is where I'm spending the night. There are three birthday parties at the bar tonight which means all 149 residents that live in the town are here at the same time. 
I am the only person here without a cowboy hat and and the only one wearing flip flops. (If they only knew!)

Oh one last thing because I'm a super fuel nerd. I filled up in great falls Montana (5.43 a gallon) and did MATH! I drove 1474.6 miles and got 14.01 MPG. Which is right on par with the 10-11 MPG my mom got driving from Chicago to Perkins, OK. plus the 3-4 MPG the new chip was supposed to get. I'll let everyone know what kilometers to liters is once I get into Canada.

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