A sign at the the Missoula Grocery Store said, "Shingles Shots Available at the Pharmacy," so this morning we dropped into the Grocery Pharmacy to see if they would give Dad his much-overdue allergy shot.
The RN at the Pharmacy listened to us and confessed that she couldn't give us the shot, as she was only permitted to give the Pharmacy's shots. We told her how the clinics we've dropped into have insisted on a medical history, doctor approval, or we would end up in Emergency and become bottom of the triage list (if such a list even exists).
The lady offered to call some local drop-in centers where she thought we could get the shot. None of them panned out. Then she offered, "Well, I can show you how to do it, if you like."
She showed me and Cathe how to measure where to place the shot, how to pinch the skin. She looked at the description of the shot and decided what type of technique we should use. She even gave us some alcohol wipes and a smaller needle - at no cost!
We went to the coffee shop, ordered a coffee, and sat down. We decided Colleen should give the shot, as she's received more of them over the years. Cathe swabbed the location, Colleen stabbed and pushed....
Dad didn't die!
We got into our drive and decided to stop in Alberton as it had a sizeable bookstore. A used bookstore in an old General Store, it was stuffed with bookshelves on two levels, featuring more than 100,000 books. We bought a couple audio books and after took a good look at the Trax Bar, next door, with an outdoor bar and a TP patio. (See photo).
We travelled through some harry mountain passes with some steep climbs and steep descends, with white-capped mountain tops all around. Then, it was as though we arrived back in the prairies. We saw three combines cutting wheat on rolling golden acres with trucks waiting for the grain by the side of the road.
Then, for the first time since our trip began, we got bored with the passing scenery. For a short time anyway.
After leaving Moses Lake, the scenery became engaging once again. More than engaging. Enthralling. With vast mountain peaks and valleys surrounding us in every direction.
We arrived in this Seattle suburb (Bellevue) at a Days Inn with a Chinese restaurant right beside it, and we knew we had found our spot for the night.
Tomorrow, some time in Seattle and a four hour drive (pending ferry travel times) to Michael's.
Fave signs of the day:
* In Missoula, a store: "Every Mother's Nightmare Tattoos"
* Road sign: "Nine Mile Road, 1 mile"
* Road sign: "Apple maggot quarantine area."
* Road sign: "Accident ahead! Right lane closed." > a few minutes later we passed a watermelon truck being emptied of its products.
* Road sign: "Litter and it will hurt!"
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