Day 8 – Almost there

By Ben Chilcote in travel on September 14, 2015December 17, 2016

This day was a travel day. We had a lot of ground to cover. Originally, we had planned to go back in to Yellowstone for part of this day and arrive late at our hotel but after a nice full day before in Yellowstone, we were content to move on and enjoy a longer evening at our hotel.

I thought this may be a good time to mention what we do to keep busy in the car. Here’s a short list:

Audiobooks – we listened to a lot of Laura Ingalls Wilder, some Adventures in Odyssey
Music (CDs)
Kids watched a few movies until our power adapter petered out
30 minute turns on the iPad
Surprisingly, besides CJ, the kids have barely slept on car rides

Now on to the day’s events:

Filled up on continental breakfast
Saw some more moose while loading up the van
Headed out on I-90 for our loooooong travel day
Stopped at Perkins for lunch (Hey, we have those in Ohio!)
EL Facetimed with her friend back home from the van
Made jokes about the town called Butte
Crossed through Idaho and celebrated crossing the state line into Washington!
Drove through mountains, mountains, mountains
Made to East Spokane & checked in at the Residence Inn (Our hotel of choice)
Played at Discovery Park that we found through online research
Came back and ate dinner at the hotel – kids were cranky and rowdy – Mom and Dad questioned whether or not this was a good idea
Dad and EB ran to Panera across the street to get snacks for later while others got ready for the pool
Had the hotel pool to ourselves
Watched a movie, ate our snacks, and went to sleep