Motel had breakfast, but the OJ tasted like water, the apple juice tasted line water, the cranberry juice was empty ... so I drank water. The yogurt was not outdated, that is the best I can say about it.

A few miles down the road I remembered that I had not printed our MT permits, this could be a hassle ... or not. Turned out not, I called the POE / port of entry scale and asked if they could print them when we got there. Yes ... Whew ...

Not everyone is that cooperative.

Stopped for fuel and the key pad wasn't working so that was a slight delay, besides having to make the POE call.

Stopped at the Flying J, it wasn't time for lunch yet but the next food was another couple of hours down the road. We ended up eating the salad bar at the Country Market. Country Market used to be the restaurant that was in most Flying J's. When Pilot took over Flying J they replaced almost all of them with Denny's, Subway, etc. They were still servicing breakfast when we got there but switched over to lunch by the time we left. Other than the lettuce was wilted, the food was good.

When we got to Sundance, the scale was closed ... so I had to make another call. We got the OK to drive to Sheridan and get our permits there. Fueled in Gillette because fuel was 'cheaper,' and we would need it before we got to Billings.

Sheridan POE was 45 minutes instead of a 5 minute stop. 1st we talked to a couple of other RV drivers. I84 in Oregon was closed because of the fire when they came through and the smoke lasted until Missoula. They somehow got a trip to Oregon and then Oregon back to Elkhart, IN ... nice run.

I guess they also do testing at the POE and the guy at the counter was not passing. Didn't understand 'buckle up,' what to do when he sees flashing lights, etc ... and there was a line ahead of us, plus a couple of people crossing the scale that made it all interesting. Our guy said things (to others) like "Do you need a permit? No, can't you read? Get out of here," "I don't think they understand English." Plus he had to go out and way a guy on to the scale because they didn't respond to either the lights or the speaker ... and other guy was over weight and over sized ... but mostly light hearted.

The have changed the road in Sheridan so the Country Kitchen is no longer at an exit, they have removed it and moved it a mile down the road.

Stopped in Hardin at the new Loves and ate at Hardees, the Hawiian chicken I got looked nothing like the ad's.

We got to Quality Inn in Billings right about dark, 580 miles today. Two days in a row the clouds in the west came in just in time to make sundown driving much easier.

1st stop Murdo, SD at Pilot for fuel

2nd stop Rapid City, SD at Flying J for lunch

3rd stop Sundance, WY for a permit, ended up being a rest area break

4th stop Gillette, WY at Flying J for fuel

5th stop Sheridan, WY for permits

6th stop Hardin, MT for food at Loves/Hardees

7th stop Billings, MT at Quality Inn