Billings, Montana - Great Friends, Great Food, Gratious Hopitality

What was left of our molten chocolate cake at "The Rex" restaurant in Billings, Montana

                                Our good friends, Lonnie and Peggy Casto, of Williamstown, WV

 Our wonderful hosts in Billings,Jamie and Tammy Casto,  who so kindly let us park our home in their driveway.

 Preparing to launch the raft for some fishing and floating down Bear Trap Canyon on the Madison River.

  

                       Mike trying his hand at Fly fishing for the first time.  He caught a fish!

Jamie going "shoo fishie, fishie" on his first catch. 

A view down the Bear Trap Canyon

 

Another view of the canyon.

Jamie and his friend, Brian working down the "Kitchen Sink" rapid.

Another shot of Jamie and Brian in the Class 5 rapid.

They made it!!

A view of the evening sky outside our RV

    

Having dinner served to us at "The Resort"

Jamie, one of the chefs and our host

On the veranda, our last evening in Billings

We left Cody, Wyoming to meander to Billings, Montana for a rendevous with our friends from home.  Our first night was in a campground where we got caught up on laundry, etc. and Mike was able to give our home a much needed washing.  The next day we were off to meet our friends, Lonnie and Peggy Casto.  They were visiting with Lonnie's son and family in Billings and his son and wife, Tammy,  kindly welcomed us to park our home on their property.  They have a beautiful home with 10 surrounding acres.  After we settled in, Mike, Lonnie, Jamie and Tammy went to play a round of golf.  Peggy and I played with the granddaughters, Maddie and Ella, and then went to do a little shopping.  That evening Jamie and Tammy introduced us to The Rex restaurant in Billings where we had a wonderful dinner.  The next day was much the same with Peggy and I hanging out with the girls at the horse barn.  That evening Jamie and Tammy prepared our dinner.  They are wonderful cooks.    The next day took us to Bozeman, Montana,booked a room, the guys played golf and Peggy and I wondered around the town.  We found a really nice quilt shop to brouse, sampled some chocolates in another shop and had a snack at an outside cafe.  We got up early the next morning to travel to the Bear Trap canyon for some rafting and fishing.  We met up with Jamie and his friend, Brian, hopped in the truck and away we went.   Lonnie introduced  Mike to fly fishing.  I only caught one fish.  Mike caught a few, but the rest caught many!  We were catching and releasing trout of several different species.  The Madison river was beautiful with the canyons and white water. Jamie and Brian rode the Class Five rapid while we safely watched from the riverbank.  They had a perfect ride.  It was a beautiful day and we very much appreciate Jamie and Brian for taking us.  Did I mention it was 38 degrees when we started on the river?   The next day was spent relaxing, doing a little shopping and then we were treated to another gourmet meal prepared by Jamie and Tammy.  Their kitchen, as you can see by the pictures, is set up so you can watch the cooks.  I felt like we were on a TV show.  You can tell they enjoy cooking and are VERY good at it.  We loved  every bite. No wonder Peggy calls it "The Resort".  Thank you for a wonderful visit Jamie and Tammy.  The next day we kind of reluctantly pulled out to head to Custer, South Dakota.