Saturday Night in Eureka MT!

We sure picked the right (or wrong) night to be in Eureka.

This is the biggest night of the year for the locals - Bull Riding at the fairgrounds! Looks like a lot of folks come in from out of town for this one too - our hotel (yep, once a week or so we stay in one) is chock full of big trucks, big people, and big partyin'. The boys down from us have the grill going in front of their unit, and they just broke out a bowling ball for a little game on the paved lot.

We all headed for dinner next door. It was quite the experience for the non-Americans, not used to all the choices. Here is a typical dialog with the waitress:
"What'll yah have?"
"Sorry?"
"What would you like to eat?"
"Oh, yes the Prime Rib"
"How would you like it cooked"
"Cooked? Well, a little brown on the outside"
"Medium Rare then?"
"Yes"
"Sides?"
"Sorry?"
"What would you like for your sides. Vegetables. Potatoes."
"Oh (a moment passes while they read the menu). Mashed Potatoes"
"Gravy?"
"Yes"
"Brown or white?"
"There is white gravy?"
"Yes"
"Brown"
"Soup or Salad?"
"Yes"
"No - Soup? Or, Salad?"
"Oh. Salad"
"What kind of dressing?"
"What do you have?"
(Long list)
"Drink?"
"Yes. Beer"
"What kind?"
(long list)

... you get the point. We do have a lot of choices in our restaurants and it blows people from other countries away.

Anyway. After dinner, off to the rodeo! We watched a bunch of bulls knock off a bunch of cowboys, and the bulls won a lot of the time, which is always great.

Back to bed and some well needed sleep. At least for a while. When the good ol' boys got home around 2, they decided a parking lot party would be a good idea. That wrapped up around 3:30.

Breakfast at 7 - way too early. We ate on the steps of the Subway (where you also check in for the motel). At least they had wifi.