Day 2

Laramie, WY

Green River, WY

Wells, NV

Elko, NV

We got going at 8:00 in the morning, and left Elko, Nevada, heading towards Montreal once again. The sun was already up and the sky was bright blue with not a cloud in sight. The landscape was relatively flat and the majority of it was a golden color. In the beginning, Luc drove and I sat in the passenger seat, reading and hoping that he didn’t get us lost. Luc and I were slightly tired from the day before, but realized that we had a long way to go and that if we wanted to get through this trip, we needed to understand that this isn’t going to be easy. An hour into the trip, when we were about to look for a place to eat breakfast, Luc got a call saying that he had an overdraft on our bank account; as a result, we lost $35. Because of this, we decided not to get breakfast, as we weren’t that hungry and wanted to conserve as much money as possible. Our loss of money caused us to realize that there were likely some serious problems ahead and money was definitely going to be tight – $1200 isn’t a lot of money for an almost 3,000 mile trip. About 50 miles into the trip, we stopped in Wells, Nevada where we got gas at Sundance Shell. We stopped inside the Easy Mart for a small bag of original corn nuts that cost $1.50. We shared the bag as a replacement for breakfast. We filled up our tank at the station for $48 and got back on interstate 80 towards Montreal. This time, I drove, and Luc looked up places we could spend the night. His phone has proven to be really useful because we have been able to research things while on the road, so we don’t have to stop to get Internet and are still able to research what we need to. Luc and I booked a place for our tent at the KOA campground in Laramie, which would cost us $19.80 for the night, including tax – a great price. 230 miles into our day’s travels, we stopped at 140 S Rio Grande St in Salt Lake City at Subway. We shared a $5 foot long which came with a free drink. We also bought a second $5 foot long with the free drink for dinner. Later, we stopped in Green River, Wyoming for gas at the Tollgate Station, costing us $50.98. At 6:00pm, we reached Laramie Wyoming, signing into KOA and setting up our tent. We ate our sandwiches we had bought at Subway earlier in the day and relaxed, me drawing in my sketchbook and Luc playing Temple Run on his phone. At the end of the day, we spent $168.28 and we’re down to $911.54. If we continue at this rate, we will definitely be able to get to Montreal with a bit of money to spare which would be truly amazing. The day has been relatively uneventful, and we are really happy about it.