Day 46 - Glacier

When I was a kid, I was a voracious reader. I loved books. Read them constantly. Mainly fiction - specifically Newberry award winners (or something like that). I would hide a flashlight under my pillow and after I was supposed to have lights out, I'd read by the light of the flashlight, long past my bedtime. As an adult, I don't really read much. It's not that I don't like books, it's just not part of my routine. I've found that I really like the auditory factor of tv or movies. Generally, at home, i go to sleep with the tv on. I usually watch a couple of shows after getting into bed and then when I'm ready for actual sleep, I switch to a sitcom that I've watched many times and don't need to pay attention to - friends, Big Bang theory, how I met your mother, something like that. On this trip, I've generally been streaming how I met your mother on Netflix to go to sleep. But in locations where I don't have Internet in my room, I need another option. I've generally listened to podcasts and that's worked pretty well. I have a huge backlog of stuff to listen to which engages the auditory portion of my brain, but I don't care so much about that I would be upset if I miss it (which I do since I fall asleep). In the car I've been listening to the Harry potter audiobooks. Last night, I made the mistake of listening to where I left off in Harry potter book 6 around 8:30 PM. 9 hours later, I had finished the book. Yes, this meant that I didn't go to sleep until about 5:30 am. I kept trying to stop and go to sleep, but I was too engaged. Same problem that I had as a kid. Grrrrr. 

So that meant that I slept in again. Until about noon. Oops. So today wasn't as active as I planned. Again. Oh well. I did make it out to a boat ride around the two lakes right here at the hotel, and assuming that I finish with dinner in time, I am going to go to the evening program here at the hotel - it's about the history of the park. Last night's was about birds, so I skipped that one. Obviously, it's on the chilly side here, so that's also been impacting my desire to go outside and be active. I think it should be warmer in Yellowstone for the next couple of days. Maybe I'll actually get out and look around. :-)