Montana State Fair. We started the day with a lovely breakfast of eggs, Canadian bacon and cheese in croissants...delish!! After a natter with Rob and Carey we headed off into the sun for the Montana State Fair which is held in downtown Billings. OMG it was hot!! Must have been at least 32 degrees and not a breath of wind all day...needless to say we tried to stay in the shade as much as possible! The State Fair was held on their show-ground and included a funfa...

We started the day by taking the scenic route down through the National forest rather than the interstate, this way was quite a bit longer than the direct route but we had plenty of time since we didn't need to be in Billings until 7pm. This decision rewarded us with spectacular views across wide plains as well as the forest itself which was full of lovely creeks and ponds dotted either side of the road. As we emerged from the forest we came across a town called ...

Back in the USA Nice start to the day, breakfast, chatting and laughing with Marc then a quick dance or two on his lovely wooden floor before getting ready to go. We dropped Marc off at 'work' aka the university where he's studying electrical engineering and headed off to Walmart to do the shopping we didnt have time for yesterday. Spent way too long as usual and didnt start driving until about 2pm!! As we headed south the scenery gradually changed more and more...