18APRIL2016 @ Miles City, MT

Today the canoe will not move.  The weather is a type of rain that hangs in the air, gets everything wet yet seems to not be falling.  Of course it is falling but folks are working outside ... getting damp while getting it done.  I'm quite happy staying inside this day.  I've moved away from the Olive Hotel.  This is a decision that I made with a heavy heart owing to my long-time association with this business.  While I could delve into the details, I think it serves no purpose other than to live one's life at a low level.  I've rejected the notion of suggesting that folks avoid the Olive Hotel in favor of suggesting that they (the owners and staff) would be better served by us travelers showering them with kindness.  It is unreasonable to expect graciousness and magnanimousness when faced with a bedbug (or whatever vermin it is/was).  I think that they will not like to see me again, but I'm only one person.  To all you others, I suggest that you make your own decision.  In transit to the second motel I was aided by the Badlands Taxi.  The gentleman is very amenable and the Badlands Taxi (406-234-1414) should be called as one approaches Miles City.  A ride in from the water plant area is well worth it ... and it is the only taxi business in Miles City.