I met most the crew that work at Fort Peck Motel. Dinners are not available during the week days so I munch on energy bars left over from the paddle on the lake. Bar food is greasy and does satisfy my need for food. The soccer games entertain me during the mid day. I walk a lot during the day. Mostly I read, watch the news updates, and walk. The town of Fort Peck has no store and no gas station. The locals travel the 18 miles to Glasgow to fill gas tanks and cupboards.
Billy resides at the motel with his actress girlfriend. He does everything at the motel.
He is their chef and bar tender at night and cleans rooms during the day.
The motel does not get ESPN so Billy setup his laptop to stream the soccer games through their TV so I could enjoy the games.
He is down to earth and one of the nicest guys I have ever met. He wants to be an actor.
Chase is from Washington State and volunteered to work the summer at Fork Peck Dam as an inspector.
During the day he makes sure the work at the dam meets government regulations. He would often sit at the end of the bar and surf the net, eat dinner, have one or two drinks, and tell us about his daily frustrations due to his work.
Chase is quiet but very approachable.
Linda, right, runs a pretty tight ship at the motel. Not much gets by her. She is up early in the morning and late into the night.
Here she is seen introducing Summer, a foreign exchange worker from Peking, to a local.
Linda scheduled me to wash my clothing on Tuesday by using their washer and dryer at night but the washer broke down. I was able to use their brand new washer on Wednesday.
Summer, left, eats breakfast with the new foreign exchange worker also from China who was dealing with jet lag.
Summer was very happy to have a "friend" with her at Fort Peck.
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