India

Mud Volcano

Well, to start, I would like to say that our blog says we are in New Delhi India right now... not exactly sure why.

Old Faithful

Today, we drove through most of Yellowstone, which is truly beautiful. We stopped at a few hot springs along the way and walked around, enjoying the history of them, as well as the many vivid colors that they possess.  We had a great phone conversation with the wonderful Suzanne Goulet who gave us some awesome advice on the places to go in the park, and so, from the small springs, we headed to Old Faithful, planning to see when it would erupt next, and, lucky for us, it was within the next 20 minutes...so, we watched it erupt, slowly, but surely, which was pretty cool. Basically, today we just drove around the park, stopping to see different springs..which were very beautiful...but after awhile we decided that they all look the same, and they smell so strong of sulfur that we didn't need to stop at any more....

Tomorrow, we were going to hike a mountain...but the van was having a rough day....to start, the muffler and cat. converter are now disconnected because the pipe broke...muffler cement applied last night lasted about an hour. Also, a problem that we have been dealing with the entire trip, the van stalling, has gotten worse. It looses power and sometimes we stall...then it doesn't start again. Needless to say, the 10 percent grades were challenging... We decided to go towards camp after awhile which was a long trip with a lot of frustration, but we managed to still laugh and have fun, which was good...the 30-40 elk that sat right in the middle of town definitely helped us out in maintaining the positive attitude! : )

At our campground we met Manny who has a 71 VW Bus. We talked with him a while and he gave me some advice on the van. Very nice guy...He also gave us his number because he lives in Colorado Springs, and told us to contact him if we have any problems, which was extremely kind of him...He knows what driving a VW Bus can be like, exciting, and frustrating all in one...

So, tomorrow, as opposed to exploring and hiking, we will drive the 10 minutes into Gardiner, Montana and try and get the van fixed....hopefully as cheap as possible...then maybe back to Yellowstone, or maybe just head to Glacier. Who knows...

Wish us luck!!!

-Adam