Christmas come early, The Taco Bus, and 2 Showers on Consecutive days

The Zoo with packages galore.

Group picture with Mrs. Tignor. With new friends Drew (bottom right) and Jacob (bottom left)

When we last left you we were in Twin Cities, Montana. All that day we heard stories about this Taco Bus in Dillon, MT. Upon arrival the Zoo descended upon the Bus and within seconds were enjoying the best Mexican food any of us had ever tasted... either that or we were really hungry.

After Dillon we rolled through gorgeous scenery all day (which basically sums up Montana) until we raced the storm of the century into Wisdom. 50 MPH headwinds had us literally sprinting at 5 miles an hour into the town before the storm hit. I'm pretty sure I saw a few cows fly across the road... The best part of making it into this town was that when we got to the American Legion camping ground, we found that we would not have to set up our tents in the rain because there was a shack just big enough for our bikes and sleeping bags! The Zoo was doing alright!

Since Dillon the Zoo has simply been spoiled. We met two awesome dudes named Steve and Shea when we were on the road back in Wyoming. As luck would have it they both live on the route in Hamilton and told us to give them a call when we arrived because Steve's parents love to provide meals and a place to sleep for cyclists. Needless to say the Zoo was stoked to have dinner, ice cream, showers (it had been awhile), and laundry! And in the morning we had delicious pancakes and coffee provided by the Tignors. Thanks for your kind hospitality.

From Hamilton the Zoo (with our new friend Drew) rode all 70 miles to Missoula where we proceeded to stop by the headquarters of Adventure Cycling Association (the people who make our maps) for a tour, and some complimentary ice cream and sodas. After that we headed on over to the post office to pick up our mail from our adoring fans. Jaws dropped when the mail clerk turned the corner with a rolling cart full of packages. We proceeded to find a picnic bench and we all opened our packages like it was Christmas morning. Amidst cheers and two Pick spills (for those of you who know Pick, you should know that he spills things... ALOT. Well, this whole trip he had spilled nothing. His streak was crazy! Then he spilled a Pepsi. Twice. Good thing for free refills) Anyways, the Zoo rejoiced at having snacks and sunflower seeds for the next 29348 years (or 2 weeks). So, as all this was going on Dougie got a phone call from his folks about a place we could stay in Missoula! So, with approximately 70 extra pounds on the bike the Zoo wobbled over to the Millers house. Where we enjoyed a few beers on the deck and great company for the night. We all showered! We all slept indoors on futons! And we all ate a delicous breakfast of fresh fruit and eggs! Thanks to the Millers for showing us some more awesome Montana hospitality.

This place is great.