Saturday
We are now bound for Cody, which is just to the East of Yellowstone Park, . We wimped out of travelling over the Bighorn Mountain passes as the range suggested that there were icy patches on the road. The Bighorn Mountain campgrounds had all closed or shut off their facilities, so that means we must backtrack to Billings then strike South to Cody, which is actually shorter and quicker than going over the mountains, but not so spectacular.
We took advantage of passing though Billings by stopping at Walmart for a new tyre on the trailer. The road South from there was actually very pretty as well as straight and flat, so good progress was made. We had worked out that the campground at Buffalo Bill State Park still had seven sites with electricity, so we headed for there, slightly dubious about getting a space as it was Saturday, however on arrival we found a beautiful spot looking over the reservoir, with electrics, but no water, as that had been switched off for the winter. this meant that we pick up water from a gas station every time we go into Cody. The only other draw back of this site (and the campground) is that it is windy, all the time, very windy, rocking the trailer windy, so we feel like we are in a railway carriage as it goes along. Still its a great view and you can't have everything can you?
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