Day 5 (also known as Imperial Walker Day)

Date: Friday July 10, 2015

Location at the beginning of the day: Fish Creek Campground, Glacier National Park

Distance to drive: 376 miles

Hours to drive: 6

Destination: a rest area outside Glascow Montanan

Planned activities: driving (and not too many stops)

Fact of the day: We have only stopped to put Diesel in the truck four times since leaving home and we have used approximately 250 litres of fuel to travel 1,700 km. 

Highlight of the day:  Driving through the rolling hills of the prairies with Chad singing “I Love You” by the Bare Naked Ladies, the little one playing with her water bottle that was squirting Chad and making the both of them laugh and the older one finishing her fourth novel of the day.   

           

We were up by 8:15 this morning and we didn’t need to check out until noon.  We were in no hurry and it seemed like lots of time.  I started straightening up and packing right away.  I only stopped to eat breakfast and was finally ready at 11:55. 

It was fascinating watching the landscape change from forested mountains to the great plains.  We are driving on Interstate 2 (the Great Northern Route).  We drove through countless small towns that were named after European cities to try to attract foreign settlers along the railway.  Most towns consist of a grain elevator, some silos and an interesting mix of the remnants of settlers homes and slightly newer farm houses.  

The girls were spectacular travellers today and the little one even managed an hour nap.  We managed to arrive at the rest area by 7:35pm.  After running around the grassy area and a quick dinner, the girls were asleep the second their heads hit the pillow.  We are now sitting inside a swaying trailer as the winds rip around outside and we have been enjoying the lightning of a storm to the south of us for over an hour now.  The rain has now started.