10-12-23 8 states, 11 days
And actually in and out of a few, so more than that! I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I BOOT THROUGH THIS. I was having trouble with the internet and inadvertently deleted all that I had processed for the day.. sigh.
Recap
I was in awe of the dispensers and hope to find some for my bathroom. Breakfast was great but biscuits and gravy are over-rated IMHO.
First we leave Utah for Idaho where we stop for gas and Sonia purchases two sweet gifts for me, a sticker for my car of a yeet Unicorn and a button for my back of Darth Tater. I left them in the car so no current picture, but it was very sweet. All I noticed was the weapons case
Our first destination was the Idaho Potato Museum in Blackfoot. I love the Peru connection, the super friendly owners and the delicious food as much as the displays. I bought a few fun things and then we were on our way
Next, slightly out of the way, but soooo worth it stop was the Collectibles Museum in Idaho Falls. Jim and Nida were the perfect hosts to an incredible collection of collections and I just wanted them to be my family. They have been married at least 60 years and Nida told me that when she met Jim she said, I come with stuff, and he said he did too. That is where it all began.
Now we headed towards Helena where Sonia is to work tomorrow. We had a couple of stops planned but the Dumas Brothel Museum is closed due to the owner having her third heart surgery! She left a beautiful message on her site and I wish her the very best, hoping to be back to see it some day. The next stop them became the Lady of the Rockies, overlooking Butte. It turns out it is a longer drive than we expected so we took pictures from below and headed for Helena. There was also a super fancy rest stop exactly when I needed it and a Tesla station seemingly in the middle of nowhere.
We finally made it to Helena where Sonia’s employer had booked a room as she is working here Friday and off to further work on Sunday morning. I presented Sonia with a flashing pumpkin necklace as a token of being my first Marnée Magic Tours client, knowing she is heading to NOLA after this. She promptly took me for a delicious fancy meal, served by the lovely Brandi.
I completely forgot that when we left, Jim gave us each our own Idaho Spud pin, such a lovely token from two truly lovely humans. I am so grateful to have met them.
triumphgal 