Twenty-Five Hours on the Road, One More to Go!

Bad weather in Montana slowed us down a bit. However, we don't have a show until 8 pm tonight, so we'll just make it. Crew has to go in right away, but cast doesn't have to be in until 5:30. Time to run, take a shower and stretch our legs. The swings have to go in early to assist the local crew, which is tough on them. I'm sure there will be much letting off of steam after the show tonight. Word around the bus is that there's a casino next to the hotel, so I'll be listening to the gentle ding ding ding of slots till the wee hours!

FYI, coming into Idaho on I-90 is one of the most beautiful views I've ever seen. It was like riding through a postcard. The mountains rose up dense with snow-frosted evergreens in the rising sun as the ice melted down the bus windows. Once through the snowy mountains, we descended into the foothills at the Washington State border. Spokane presented us with Smacky's, Home of the Finest Sandwiches in Spokane. Their Smuffin (an egg and English muffin breakfast sandwich) came in multiple varieties, including the Pam Special, with bacon, avocado, cheddar and mayo, which I enjoyed with gusto.

The eastern part of Washington is rolling grassy hills. Tomorrow, when we ride to Olympia, the state capital, I look forward to experiencing the rainy paradise Tom Robbins writes of in his novels. I've visited so many new states: Michigan, Virginia, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Missouri! Plus the parts of states I've already been to that I had never seen, like parts of Wisconsin, West Virginia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Florida, Indiana, Tennessee and even my home state, Ohio. The rest of the trip, I'll see New Mexico and Arizona, and revisit the outskirts of LA and San Francisco. I'm so glad to have the opportunity to get away from the confines of skyscrapers and subway tubes and breathe the air of America. Not that I won't be happy to get home and hug my husband and surrender to the Swedish sleep-monster of my Tempurpedic mattress, but some time away is good for rediscovering the spirit and purpose.

On that note, see ya later, I've gotta pee!