We splurged a bit in coming to Billings on a more expensive campsite than we usually will get. Part of that reason was to have the patio to sit out on and grill and enjoy – the other part is that the 29th is my 50th birthday and we wanted a neat spot to celebrate it in. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time here in Billings so far. I started Sunday having coffee on the patio while I wrote some blog posts and enjoyed the cooler morning.
After a slow start to our day we enjoyed lunch in a local place in town. It’s interesting how many of the restaurants here are closed Sunday or Sunday/Monday so we looked for someplace open to eat lunch and found a nice little pub/cider place with an amazing flatbread pizza that I chose – it was a Hawaiian flatbread pizza with canadian bacon and candied pineapple – it was super delicious.
After lunch we picked up some groceries we ordered from curbside and then spent the afternoon recovering from several days of driving to get here. Sunday night the wind started picking up and a storm began rolling in. It seemed like it wasn’t going to hit us and then…we got dumped on. It came with pouring rain, large hail, serious wind and thunder and lightning. The storm was so bad that it knocked down part of a tree on another campers van and one person’s back passenger window of their truck. I have to say I was so impressed with how quickly the next morning the campground employees were out to help get it off their vehicle. When we went for a walk a bit later we met the people whose back window was smashed and they’d already found a new on at a junkyard they had learned that the van that was destroyed at least still had full coverage. It was so sad to see it but glad to know they will hopefully be able to replace their vehicle soon.
We have really enjoyed spending time here relaxing in the cooler weather. Our site here is so pretty – we have a fire pit, patio set with an umbrella and a porch swing. The view from our porch swing is of a mountain and it’s amazing. Once it stopped raining we’ve been trying to spend some of our evenings outside enjoying the cool air and the view as the sun sets over the mountain. I’m also in a bit of a heavenly space as I LOVE getting to watch all the RV’s go by us. I’ve seen so many neat models and styles here. It’s interesting to note that some RV companies actually have different models and features based on location. Some RV brands say western states only in their websites. Some of the brands here I’ve never seen before and I’m guessing it’s because we are further west than usual.
We’ve had new neighbors on both sides of us most every night we’ve been here. It’s been interesting to watch the ebb and flow of this park. We got here Saturday and it was so full – Sunday it cleared out some but by Monday it was almost empty in spots. This campground has a pool and a hot tub which we’ve used now as well as a mini golf course that’s included in the amenities. We’re planning to play mini golf on my birthday.
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