Ouch, gas!

Tonight we noticed there is a beautiful full moon over the prairie. The one we saw before this was up at Mt. Ada on Catalina Island. The one before that was on the black sand beach at Raglan, New Zealand, as the Tasman Sea crashed on the shore. Before that one, we were standing on our back deck in Dunedin, New Zealand (it wasn't raining!) and we could see the Southern Cross over the Otago Harbour. Wow.

Long day from Sand Point, Idaho to Swift Current. By the way, Sand Point, recommended by Karin's brother Nels and our sis-in-law Gwen, is worth a return visit someday when we have the time -- beautiful lakeside and a very quaint town. Wind warnings issued along our route -- so it was a hard drive in our tiny Corolla. But the border crossing was easy, no questions and took under five minutes, and we were okay once we adjusted to the jump fuel prices ($1.34/litre & the exchange rate = $5.40/gal at the border). Hope it's cheaper in Saskatchewan. We crossed through the Crowsnest Pass, and the scenery was magnificent. We paid our respects at the Frank Landslide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Slide), and stopped a few times to stretch along the way, but otherwise, stayed at it all day and Jim led the way to the jacuzzi at the Super 8. Home tomorrow, how surreal that will be!