july 27

Wednesday morning we packed up and began our journey to Cody, Wyoming which included driving through Yellowstone National Park. We took a back road so that we could see the location of the Cluff's summer house (no longer there) and some more breath taking scenery.






Then, all of the sudden, our enjoyable drive came to a halt. We got a flat tire and it took a good long time just to get the spare down and on. After getting it all fixed, we only made it another two miles before getting another flat and discovering that the spare was not holding the air. Darwin and Sharon headed off the West Yellowstone (the closest place to get a new tire) and left us on the side of the road. It turned into a three hour picnic with a snack lunch, playing with all the electronics (thank goodness for technology), making tails out of weeds, collecting rocks to make pretend fire pits and lots of flower picking.









We finally arrived in West Yellowstone (not our original destination, but good enough considering what happened)! Luckily, we were able to find a hotel for the night, unload the cars, find something for dinner and spend a little time at the local park. It was a great release for the kids, they didn't want to leave. We would have a long drive the next day so an early bedtime for everyone was important.