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This blog began in 2004 as we set out to travel in our veggie oil powered school bus. The inside is completely set up as an RV and we run almost entirely on waste veggie oil that we gather and filter for free. The posts in 2004 were made during our trip although at the time we had limited internet access. I hope you enjoy!
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
The Time Has Come....
The end of August! Wow! Well, we did go crystal digging as planned and we loved it! That night and the next night we stayed at Elkhorn Hot Springs and did some more soaking. There's something about hot springs that seem to attract the neatest people. We ate dinner in the restaurant that night and as Chris and I talked to some new friends, Ema joined some other kids in an impromptu yoga class in the middle of the not busy and very laid back restaurant. The instuctor was a mom waiting for her food. We treated ourselves to a horseback ride the next day. It was one of the most beautiful forests I have ever seen. When we rolled on, we stuck to the scenic roads and tested the limits of the bus. Both the bus and the driver succeeded with flying colors and the views were worth it! We visited two different ghosts towns on our way back up to Missoula. One was in unrestored condition and the other very restored. It was great to see the two vastly different places. We ended up with a good sense of what the mining towns were like back then. After spending the night at a free unadvertised campsite discovered by being in the right place at the right time, we returned to Missoula. I'm starting to feel like I live here, hmmmmmm.
Chris devised a funnel made out of pvc in an effort to simplify filling the grease tank. It worked wonderfully and should cut out some of the elbow grease...ha ha! Tomorrow, the time has come to head south toward home. We will go slowly through Yellowstone and the Tetons and anything else that trips our trigger on the way. Our goal is to be back in Springfield by the 10th so we can attend our friends music festival, Lovefest. We look forward to seeing all our friends and family. And won't our little house seem big! Chances are fairly slim that I will be able to post on our way home. If you don't hear from me you can assume everything is going well. I look forward to taking the veggie bus to more towns and talking to more people. I am happy to report that our diesel tank, which we filled up 2 months ago before we left Springfield, is still half full (or half empty whichever you prefer). Point is, we have driven around 2,300 miles and only used a half a tank. Let's see if we can make it all the way back home with diesel to spare!
Chris devised a funnel made out of pvc in an effort to simplify filling the grease tank. It worked wonderfully and should cut out some of the elbow grease...ha ha! Tomorrow, the time has come to head south toward home. We will go slowly through Yellowstone and the Tetons and anything else that trips our trigger on the way. Our goal is to be back in Springfield by the 10th so we can attend our friends music festival, Lovefest. We look forward to seeing all our friends and family. And won't our little house seem big! Chances are fairly slim that I will be able to post on our way home. If you don't hear from me you can assume everything is going well. I look forward to taking the veggie bus to more towns and talking to more people. I am happy to report that our diesel tank, which we filled up 2 months ago before we left Springfield, is still half full (or half empty whichever you prefer). Point is, we have driven around 2,300 miles and only used a half a tank. Let's see if we can make it all the way back home with diesel to spare!
