more on Otto&Bozeman
Otto is back home and doing fine. No more diarrhea. The vet gave him an injection of Metronidazole ($75!), which kills anaerobic bacteria in his gut. This really seemed to do the trick. He’s on a bland diet of cooked chicken and rice, lots of rice, until he bulks up a bit. Also a probiotic, antibiotic, and anti-inflammatory for his colon. As soon as he started feeling better, he was ravenously hungry. I’ve never seen him like this.
We left Bozeman yesterday morning. We actually enjoyed the detour. They have a nice downtown with an old feel to it, near Montana University, with lots of funky and fun restaurants and shops. On our last night, we ate tapas! I haven’t had tapas since our trip to Spain in 2001. We ate spinach and Gruyere cheese filled croquettes with garlic aioli, mussels in a sherry butter sauce with homemade foccacia, tiny lamb burgers with grilled onions, tortilla espanola, and shrimp sauteed in garlic chili oil. For dessert, cheesecake for us and a chocolate cupcake for Ingrid. Yum!!! It was one of those evenings where the food, atmosphere, and our memories of Spain all came together to make a memorable experience.
The KOA campground in Bozeman was fun too. In addition to a pool, they had a “splash park” (see photo on previous post). Every night they hosted an ice cream social; that was kind of a fun way to meet our current neighbors- Pluto is usually the ice breaker. People find it amazing that he walks with us everywhere. Personally I don’t think it’s all that amazing, but whatever. It’s a fun way to meet people.
Ingrid and I went to Barnes and Noble (very excited to find a big bookstore in town) and bought another drawing book, with all sorts of animals this time. So far we’ve drawn a seagull and a bear (in honor of Yellowstone). Also a human anatomy book. We’ve been reading about how the human body is studied, about cells (did you know you have 100 million million cells in your body, in over 200 varieties?). Ingrid is very interested in the human body and when we flipped through the book, I had a hard time keeping up with her questions. I had to say “I don’t know, but we’ll find out” several times. It’s funny because I remember being the same way when I was her age, totally fascinated by the human body.
This morning we are back in West Yellowstone and we’ll be here until next Saturday morning. The KOA here is wonderful too, with a big old school playground, mini golf course, and big indoor pool. We’re right across from the playground and I have to face Ingrid away from the window when we’re studying. Bears come through at night looking for food! Today will be our first trip to Yellowstone NP. Fortunately, or unfortunately?, President Obama is here this weekend too.