We finally left Laramie. The truck got finished right after noon today (a new alternator, 6 new glow plugs, a new wiring systems for 2 of our injectors, and a chunk of money. We are starting up and running great now!). Joe collected some perfect veggie oil in Laramie, and we were eager to hit the road again. We drove about 4 hours to a campground in a tiny town called Manila, right over the border in Utah near the Flaming Gorge. We didn't arrive until dark, so we'll get to explore the area tomorrow.We had a fun day in Laramie yesterday. We walked somewhere around 8 miles. University of Wyoming has an extensive dinosaur museum...so we trekked the 3 miles to see that. For those of you who don't know, Rowan stopped taking naps right at 2 years old. Once in a while (every month or so?) she will fall asleep during the day---usually in the car or some other odd place. Yesterday, she fell asleep in the stroller. For a kid who never takes a nap, we hate to wake her up! But we didn't want her to miss the museum, so we let her sleep for awhile, then finally woke her up. She loved the museum...took Joe all around saying "let me show you this other dinosaur, daddy!" We even got to watch some graduate students working on bones.
We wandered campus...a beautiful fall day on a gorgeous campus. It made us both nostalgic for college. What is it about all those old buildings and big trees and yellow leaves falling everywhere that just makes you want to carry a backpack and meet your friends at the dining hall?
Last night we watched a movie and hunkered down for another night at the Walmart parking lot. We ran out of water, so Joe even made friends with the guys at the Walmart Garden Center and got them to fill up some of our 5 gallon jugs with water. It always amazes me what Joe gets when he asks. He says it's just about being confident when you ask. I think it's his rugged good looks.
2 comments:
Oh wow, so glad to hear you got it all worked out. Sara told us the other day (we finally got to meet her, Matt and Bella here in Albany, NY).
I think if you were in Wyoming in the summertime, or winter, you'd see why so few people live on that side. The Western half is so much prettier. The Eastern half is pretty desolate and sleepy.
So glad you're up and running again. Everything for a purpose though, right? :) Did you go to the Mudhouse coffeeshop downtown?
I love college campuses too...so much energy and knowledge in the air. Ahhhhh...
I had to laugh when I read you ran out of water in the WM parking lot. We ran out this morning for the first time ever...parked in the WM parking lot. :) We went to a nearby campground and filled up for free. Had fun chatting with the locals there about veggie.
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