Took a quick 1 ½ hour drive into Helena today; didn’t want to drive too far since we drove most of yesterday. Wasn’t too bad a drive although we did have to stop for a little bit for a cattle drive, we are in Montana after all.
Helena was okay, just another city really, lots of houses and lots of shops; it does have a nice city hall though. We stopped for lunch there at some Mexican joint, seriously, that’s the last time I’m having Mexican till I get back to San Diego. They put lettuce in my bean burrito and didn’t tuck the ends in, yuck.
We did a little food shopping while we were there since most of the towns we’ve passed here so far don’t have much in the way of grocery stores, then we headed back home.
We did hit a prairie dog when we were driving into Helena, which I felt really bad about. They are pretty stupid though, they don’t look either way when they are crossing the road, it’s head down, bum up and off they go. Silly little things.
Took Tal-y for a walk around the area when we got back and she got to meet our neighbours, a lovely herd of cows and a chestnut coloured horse. She was definitely wary of the cows, in fact she wouldn’t go on their side of the road, and when we were passing the horse she was whining the entire time, what a wuss.

Mike:Cows are really dumb! I don't want to be a cowboy any more!