We started off at a local chain called MasterLube. They couldn't do anything with the transmission, but directed us to Browns Transmission. A very nice guy named Brandon came out and checked things out but said he was too busy to fit us in. He sent us somewhere else, but we couldn't find the place. In this time, we figured out we just needed fluid, and that it can only be filled from under the car.
We decided to get coffee from Starbucks and look for the other quick lube place we saw. We drove through Starbucks and talked to a lively older man barista who told us he RODE AN EFFING BICYCLE through the Fellowship of the Ring pass we drove through yesterday!!! It was 10 years ago, but DAMN!! WOWZA! I can't wait to post the pass pics so you can get an idea of how nutty that is.....
Coffee in hand, we drove across the street to Rimrock Express Lube. I'm mentioning their name because of the amazing customer service we got there. We pulled into the bay, told the manager what was up, and he sent us to the waiting room.
A few minutes later he comes in and says there is a drip leak in the second pan, and said "come look"! HE TOOK PADRE BEAR INTO THE PIT TO SHOW HIM! Who does that?! Feeling confident that the drip was a minor deal, and we will just need to add fluid every time it starts to slip until we get home, they put a quart and a half of ATF in, and we were good to go. Now the even more epic part... AT NO CHARGE!!! I'm going to tell my story on every online review site I can find... They were so outstanding. If you're in Billings and need car service... RIMROCK EXPRESS LUBE!!!
Car all good, we zoomed back to the hotel to pack up and get back on the road. 
We drove to Little Bighorn Battlefield and showed the boys a piece of Native American and US history. Walked through Custer National Cemetary, and drove the auto tour. They're doing road work, so we talked to a nice flagger on our 15 minute wait for the pilot car, and just outside the memorial got waters from a store and threw together some sandwiches for lunch. We then set course for Rapid City. We opted to skip Devils Tower... And I'm cool with that! Great thing about road trips is flexibility!!
We arrived at the hotel about 8 pm. This was a nice Motel 6... Much better than last nights. Having online searched for the best Chicken Fried Steak (Giant Cub's fave food) in Rapid City, we found excellent reviews for Colonial House. We headed on over and had a fantastic dinner at a locally owned business :) Totally worth it!! There was free wifi so the cubs were happily plugged in for free... I tried to sneak a pic of the cubs, but they caught me...
Back to the hotel. I reviewed our route for tomorrow to ensure an appropriately timed day, with no mountain surprises... Then I showered the inch of sunscreen and road grime off me, and have now blogged to you fine folks!!
Me and my map :) Google is great, but nothing shows details like a good 'ol road atlas.... We should be good.... Lol.
Earlier day tomorrow than we've had, so we get to see Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse, then roll on to Colorado Springs!
Goodnight y'all!
Mama Bear
PS.... As an EPIC side note, at the end of Day 2 we had 39 license plates already? And 6 provinces! We got 4 more today, so we're down to 7 left.... In only 3 days!! Crazy!!! :)
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