Home, Sweet Home

After 12 days on the road and traveling about 5000 miles, the MT Pug Pack is home safe and sound. We arrived in Missoula on the 4th of July at about 11:30 pm. It was very nice of everyone to greet us with such a beautiful fireworks display on our return! (LOL)

The last couple days of our vacation seemed to be telling us it was time to go home. After leaving Rockford, IL we made our way to Worthington, MN. Arriving there about 10:30 pm, all we wanted to do was get some food and a good nights rest, but it wasn't meant to be that simple. The bed that I had asked about in detail, not once but twice, was NOT right for us. It seems like a simple thing to ask whether a bed is open underneath. Many hotels/motels have gone to using a box frame that sits flat on the floor. Nice for the maids, and to keep people from losing things under the bed, not so great when we need to use a Hoyer lift to transfer Dustin into bed. We talked to three other motels, ran around town, and to make a long story short ended up back at the first place where they offered us a roll away and were very apologetic and helpful in getting us settled for the night.

After an uncomfy night for D. I opted for a splurge on the hotel the last night and we stayed at a very nice Holiday Inn Express in Gillette, WY. Before reaching our last comfy bed though, we drove across the entire state of South Dakota. It was an interesting state with changing landscapes, many sites to visit, and decent roads. We did however, drive all day with a storm often threatening, wind blowing and two occasions of a cloud burst with a downpour so hard the wipers couldn't keep up! Since we had to spend an extra day in Rockford, we weren't able to take the detour we'd planned to visit Mt. Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Monument. Dustin has already suggested we take another trip to the Dakota's next summer to see what we didn't have a chance to this time. I was surprised because after all the driving we've done I didn't think he'd ever want to leave the state again!

The drive from Gillette to Missoula was long, nearly 600 miles. It was good to be home and sleep in our own bed again. The Puggies that had stayed with Uncle Mark and Auntie Linda were very happy to see us and their siblings. The picture attached is what a travelin' Pug looks like after a 5000 mile road trip.

Thanks for following along on our cross country adventures. Stay tuned for further adventures of the MT Pug Pack!