After breakfasting in the dining room here overlooking the valley far below, we drove down the mountain to Glacier National Park. It was a beautiful day, but many fluffy clouds overhead. Since we were planning to take a cruise on McDonald Lake, Will was concerned for my well being since I had forgotten to pack a jacket of any kind. We stopped in Whitefish and went into a likely looking store. I was appalled to see price tags of over $100 on the first several racks of jackets. But I soon found the clearance rack. I found a lovely periwinkle blue fleece jacket for 70% off, a mere $21! I was quite pleased. As we walked back down the street to the car, we passed by a couple of old geezers sitting out in front of a saloon. Noticing Will’s hat, one of them said, “I’ve never seen a Mariner that big!” Another one said, “What’s this pretty little lady doing with all of you big ugly guys?” Will had a witty comeback, but what was it?
I had opportunity to wear my new jacket as we cruised the lake. We met some very nice people from Wisconsin and enjoyed conversing with them. They took a picture of us, unfortunately with the burned area in the background. We enjoyed the awesome mountain views of Glacier and wished we had more time to spend there hiking. Someday we’ll return.
Eric has taken many pictures during the past several weeks, more than 700. His camera was set to bark when focused, and meow when the picture was taken. After hearing it so many times, I finally quit being startled. Today he changed it to a less noticable sound.
Subway had the family’s favorite sandwich on special today. We got some to go for dinner when we returned to Whitefish. We found a picnic spot halfway up the mountain on our way to our hotel and enjoyed the view of the lake below and the mountains beyond as we ate. We are in the same room tonight as last night, so are basking in the luxury of not having to move in and out of a room tonight. There are many comfortable seating areas in a loft above the main entrance, so Will and the boys are up there watching a DVD now.
Tomorrow we begin the journey home!
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