When we pulled into Kalispell, MT on Thursday, our main goal wasn’t to get into Glacier NP; it was to get an oil change for the RV.  Exciting stuff! 

Charlie had called a national chain oil change place the night before to see if they did RVs and was told yes.  Of course, when we pulled up, they told us no.  After several phone calls, we finally found a great place to take care of us: Noller Automotive.  We made an appointment for that afternoon, dropped it off, and drove around Kalispell waiting for the work to be done (which of course ended up being more than just an oil change).

After we were finally able to pick it up, off we went to get settled into Spruce on the River RV Park.  We had stayed at this exact location 10 years ago on the banks of the Flathead River.  They were a great park for families who welcomed us instead of complaining about the number of people we had in our family (yes, this happened multiple times). 

Needless to say, Thursday was only a day of taking care of logistics – no pictures at all!

Friday, I woke up not feeling well at all.  This time it was my stomach.  I encouraged Charlie and the kids to go ahead into Glacier since we had a timed entry ticket that we should use.  I went back to bed and spent the day hanging out at the RV.  It was quiet, and I was feeling at least somewhat better by the time they returned.  They did one and a half hikes (the half because it was decided that Alex wasn’t up to as difficult a hike as that one was).  I made them promise not to travel the Going-to-the-Sun road since I had waited ten years to do that.

They all came back to the RV with tales of how great their day was.

Rebecca